Shrink, shrink, tiny in size,
A world that's small before my eyes.
You once were big, but now you're small,
A miniaturized, condensed doll.

I hold you close, your features slight,
Your once-large form now shrunken tight.
What secrets do you keep inside?
What worlds did you once reside?

Did you once tower over trees,
Or cast a shadow on the seas?
Did you roam the earth with ease,
Or float among the stars and breeze?

Shrink, shrink, until you fit
Within the palm of my hand, a perfect fit.
I wonder what it's like to be,
So small, so dainty, so carefree.

Perhaps you hold a world of wonder,
A microcosm, a world asunder.
A tiny world, a universe in miniature,
A world of secrets, of endless allure.

Shrink, shrink, until you're gone,
A whisper of a world, a miniature dawn.
But in my mind, you'll always stay,
A tiny world, forever to play.


© ALABI AYODELE