The Tall Tale and Wee Child
My child’s serious eyes targeted me as his prize.
I could see pondering and wondering forming words
for my small child’s mumbling.
“Mommy, Daddy says you’re short”, he spoke.
“People come in all sizes.”
“Will I come in short?” he questioned.
“Would you care?”
“Don’t think so,” he shared.
“Good, since I’m only a short woman because I was born a short man.
When a young man, I despised being short.
I was a shy sort, wanting a growth spurt never to come.
One day, when alone and apart, I sat with my hurt on isolated
railroad tracks. Deep in day dreams, wiggling my toes in pebbly dirt,
I nearly missed the train’s loud arrival which risked my survival.
Suddenly upon me, the train was deafening and looming, so my
feet took to zooming.
I barely missed fatal harm, but that train battered my left arm.
My elbow now pointed up towards my face, angry and gangly.
I don’t know why, I may never know, but I kissed that torn elbow
and instantly changed into a girl who didn’t care to grow.”
“Did your Mommy buy you new clothes?”
... CayCay Jennings
July 3, 2016
Copyright © Caycay Jennings | Year Posted 2016
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