There once was a girl...

There once was a little girl
a blonde-haired, pot-bellied, happy little girl
and she loved her dog and her brother
and she ran the world.

And time drifted forward into a new age
and the little girl's hair turned brown
and her belly hard
and she loved balls and quiet places
where she could escape the world.

And one day that girl became a woman
who still felt like a little girl
and she lost site of what she loved
except for one boy
who was her world.

And sometimes she will sit in a quiet place
and wonder who this woman is that she has become
who no longer runs the world
but sees it in her children's eyes.