Virginia Little

3rd Place in Poetry

Growing Up

It just took me a little bit longer;

To get my head together,

To read the classics,

To dance around the clock,

To ride a two wheeler.

It just took me a little bit longer;

To learn that love exists between a man and a woman,

To understand we all have a purpose,

To know that a kiss isn’t always the beginning of romance,

To know that one cannot catch a falling star,

To understand the true meaning of life,

It took me a little bit longer;

To know there is life after losing a loved one,

To know that love is patient and kind,

To know-who I am,

To know there is more than one kind of love,

To get my life together,

It just took me a little bit longer,

You see growing up is the hardest thing I have ever done.

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