(@Vladimir Mukhin, click to view gallery.)
Girl child, listen to your mama
Listen to your daddy
You might scream and shout
But more often than not they know
What they’re talking about
Because once upon a time
They were where you are
Young, new, untried and not yet at your prime
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Girl you’ll be a woman soon
The slick black crows
will be circling you from all sides
The world outside is a wonderful place
But like every garden, it has its snakes
They will try to woo you, lure you
With honey glazed words,
They’ll promise you the world
Stay sharp and don’t be a fool and be fooled
It’s a wild world out there,
And in it you’re just a little more than a child
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There will come a time when your heart will race
For a man, a dangerous time, girl
When your heart is yours to give and it’s all you have
I promise you that you will get hurt
But you’ll be a woman soon, you learn to fight like one
You learn the hard way if you’re not careful
But don’t give up girl, don’t let them win
Don’t let them take all what’s yours
Because girl you’ll be a woman soon
What is a woman
With out hope and a dream?
© Devina S.
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