My Heart...My Poems

Pigtails, cartoon band-aids, and crayons Life was so much easier back then When we could walk outside Dressed in a striped shirt Paired with polka-dot shorts And no one cared Our mommy fixed our hair Bathed us, cooked for us, Tucked us in tight at night Kissed our foreheads to see if we were warm And made sure no one Hurt "her baby girl" Now we're on our own Mommy can't be there Every time we fall down Fevers and bad hair days Are things we have to fix all by ourselves Boys were super icky Cause of all the cooties They made us cry By calling us mean names And trying to kiss us When the teacher wasn't watching Now boys are irresistible With their muscles and their charm They cause our tears now By causing heartache And taking advantage of us But someday we will find "the one" As we all get older Our innocence and vulnerability Give way to often painful experience We are forever changed Pigtails, cartoon band-aids, and crayons Those were the days

How do you explain to someone That you feel like you are dying inside Without them taking it personal Because you know that they are The only reason You will never completely die? How do you tell someone That you are afraid to love again Without them taking it personal Because you are more in love with them Than you have ever, Ever been before? How do you expose to someone All of your sins and short-comings Without them taking it personal Because you really would die inside If they were to decide Not to spend their life with you? How do you allow someone Into the depths of your heart, While hoping they will take it personal, When you are afraid You will mess everything up And lose them forever? Just tell me...How do you?