As A Little Girl

remember those dresses
going off to church
couldn’t make messes
edge of seat did perch.

remember being sick
when you couldn’t play
clock slowly tick
parents would pray.

remember the school
learning brought joy
felt like a fool
first kissed a boy.

remember the night
thunder did boom
daddy held you tight
there in your room.

remember having fun
no knowledge at all
that to be in the sun
would lead to downfall.

I remember a girl
so pure and sweet
her life yet to unfurl
the world at her feet.