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<center>As I stand infront of that mirror
That reaches the floor
I see how I've grown,
It's been a lot more.
I remember long ago,
I was only a kid.
All that mattered was having fun,
With that boy down the street named Sid.
Oh, how long ago
It was since I took my first steps.
Since I had my first dress,
Since I drank from a bottle.
Was it only three years ago,
That I was a decade old?
Was it only seven years ago,
When I became a big sister?
I twirl in the new skirt,
And look at myself once more.
How could the little girl,
With freckles on her cheeks,
And pigtail hair,
become such a find lady?
Has three years really passed,
Since I graduated elementry?
Has eleven years passed,
Since I got my ears peirced?
Now I wear a size bigger shoe than my mom,
When a few years ago...
she was twice my size.
The years have gone by.
Now I stand in the dressing room,
Looking at the mirror.
The reflection nolonger shows,
The little freckled-faced kid,
But a lady.
I look at my mother,
There's pride on her face.
Proud of her daughter,
Who is no longer a baby,
But a young lady.
"I'll wear this to the dance"
I say to myself,
As I sair at that reflection,
of a stranger, that's me... myself.
How did the years go so fast?
Why did they keep going?
Why can't they slow?
The threads of time just keep sowing.
Remember each second, minute, and day.
Becasue before you realize it,
It'll all fade away.
Was it only that long ago,
Since I wrote my name?
For the first time, and the second,
But both felt the same.
I feel the pride in my heart,
Of all that I've seen.
I can't believe it's passed,
Like a leaf in the stream.
In a few weeks, is the eigth grade dance
And now I see myself
In the outfit I'm going to wear.
A butiful skirt the fit me just right,
And a blouse, with a rose on the neck line.
I've grown so much, it's easy to see,
That time has passed,
As you can see.
So I tell you, and everyone else.
Remember life, before it passes by,
Because soon it'll seem,
It's gone within the blink of an eye.</center>
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(}--{)Imagination Inspires Ideas -Zandain(}--{)
Married Cloud Strife 9/17/08
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