You May Measure Me

I am not grown,I do not have goals
To achieve, just let me be a child
For now
Free of adult accomplishments you
Seek for me
I am not grown, yet I blossom in
Spirit
I expand in intellect and physical
Strength
You may measure me in height or
Accomplishment, but unseen growth
Of my soul, I hide within
Let me be unadorned, with lofty goals
You set for me for I am a child today
Tenderly, let me be.

written by Pauline
copyright 2006