telling you this for the first time
you are young and a girl
you are allowed to show your
radiant face to the world
but I’m afraid those days
are fleeting my dear
I am telling you this for the first time
and you must listen to your mother
so that when the time does come
you will have known
the dos & don’ts
whys & wherefores
allowing you to act in your own
best interests
however with that said
I pray this day never comes to pass
how I wish it wasn’t so
how I wish you could remain a girl
showing your smile & intellect to the world
each & every day
from this moment on
long after I am gone
december two thousand twenty-four
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