AN 18-YEAR OLD GIRL/WOMAN

naive innocence
unsure and unafraid

pretty but not

afraid to dream
dreaming anyway

smart but dumb

wanting independence
going nowhere

lost in a shell

looking back
always second best

unreal smiles

seeking something
not sure what

college bound

wondering always
what others think

so insecure

desiring talent
not knowing its there

inferior self-image

wanting to be
what I'm not


© 1988, 1998
Faye Kiryakakis



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