When we grew up
Courage was not letting your brother see you cry
But preferring to die
From their snide remarks
Which shadow prejudice’s unkind dark.
What happened when they grew up?
They sipped from alcohol-filled cups
Without me.
Always wishing I’d grown up, too.
Where were all the strong boys
Who played with neither girls nor toys?
They thought best to leave me behind,
Never paused to watch rewind.
Why couldn’t I play, too?
Because only boys had important things to do
Then to rather waste time on a baby
Where ever answer was a “maybe”.
When did all those boys go away
And preferred not to stay and play?
When did we all grow up so fast,
Not watching as our lives walked past?
Where all the friends who enjoyed my laugh,
The only ones who were my life’s other half?
When did all my friends leave me behind,
Thinking growing up was the only way?
Why did those boys run away
When I wished that they had stayed?
Where did all the memories blur and fade?
Where did my boys go today?
