The journey from girlhood to womanhood

Once a little girl,  scared of the world,

hiding fearfully within her parents abode.

Afraid of people, afraid of places.

So it was at the age :nine. 

Once a little girl, so tender and fragile.

Scared even of things that breathed.

The male counterparts are poison, she believed.

So it was at the age:  eleven.

Once a little girl, stepping into the shoes: 'teens'.

Her shell crumbling and her hormones screaming.

Admirers attracting, self-esteem still crawling.

So it was at the age : thirteen.

Morphing into a lady, all beauty and charm.

Hands still fastened to mom's apron.

Still scared of the males that walked the earth.

So it was at the age: fifteen.

Becoming a young woman, curious and all.

Overly conscious of the stares and whistles.

Gradually letting go  mother's apron.

And so it was at the age: seventeen.

Transcending higher phases, all brains and beauty.

The pressure increases to attain significance.

By now, matters of the heart are already creeping in.

So it continues, from the age: nineteen 

Eyes illuminating with wisdom and desires.

Finding self-worth in the words of Abba.

Heart now swells with the hunger to take on the world.

And here it blooms in the early twenties.