A Girl
A Girl
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In a world of shadows,
she took her stand,
A young girl stepping into womanhood's land.
Sudden whispers,
expectations to meet,
"Be a woman," they said, "
stay proper, stay sweet."
The girl within her,
still longing to play,
Was buried beneath the roles of the day.
In darkness,
she wandered,
lost and alone,
Seeking a light,
a place to call home.
Amidst the gloom,
a tiny hand she...
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In a world of shadows,
she took her stand,
A young girl stepping into womanhood's land.
Sudden whispers,
expectations to meet,
"Be a woman," they said, "
stay proper, stay sweet."
The girl within her,
still longing to play,
Was buried beneath the roles of the day.
In darkness,
she wandered,
lost and alone,
Seeking a light,
a place to call home.
Amidst the gloom,
a tiny hand she...