I could not Wait to Be 13
I could not wait to be thirteen
Mom said I could have a pair of heels
I had pictured six inch high heels
She mean a teensy one inch heel
Still it was something to look forward to
Thirteen! A teenager! I was excited about it.
Ten had not done it for me.
Double digits is not like saying "I am a teenager!"
I had already started my period.
so I did not have that to look forward to
unless you count every month
when I really did not look forward to that mess
our school started dances when I was thirteen
I was thrilled to go to my first homecoming dance
I was wearing a yellow sweater and a plaid skirt
I felt grown up and loved the one inch heels.
Copyright © Caren Krutsinger | Year Posted 2024
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