When You Are Small

- a short poem for you -

When you are small
You think you have wings
They flutter and flap as you try new things

You’re not scared to fall
Until you are five
And that new jungle gym feels way too high
You realize the fears you carry around
Sometimes feel safer when you’re on the ground

And then you are ten
And choir is new
Your voice rings out, and the wings flutter too
But better is theater; to act and to dance
You wish it was forever, but it ends so fast

Losing your balance is like losing control
And when you are twelve, the balls start to roll
You find yourself flailing for something to do
Then you try writing a sentence or two
And your wings start to flap and flitter anew 

Sometimes your wings are scared to fly
Stall out in the middle of the sky
But always, always, you try to fly

Now you are big
And your wings are big too
Learning how to say “no, thank you”
Your time is important
And “yes”’es are fun
If you stay true to yourself when all’s said and done

When I was little, I thought I had wings
And those wings can do incredible things
Now I am older
And now I can see
It was those wings
That were carrying me.

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