was your trip everything you wanted?
did she give you something new?
i never realized. i wasn’t prepared
replacement came so soon

a prison i paid for with a steep entry fee
the lines from the blinds fade to cold bars of steel
so grey are the walls, there’s no color within
i mask all my sadness with the happiest spin

you held me in the palm of your hand
the power i had diminished
which fed into my grounding
no grass, no sand, no dirt, no land

there was a time i took up space
before you came along
i quickly found this was the place
where you and i belong

it’s a simple thing, what you’ve asked of me
and before i could speak
i resigned fully
soon though, the request sinks in
like quicksand
taking hold with a grin

is age what defines her?
is it her sex? is it her body?
when she begins to assert?

my father broke the news today
my heart and stomach sank
your dad was given months to live
he fought to win
with strength that shone
through paper-thinning skin

come find me when you're weary
when hope seems all but lost
there's talk of mass mutiny
we'll meet under the clock

your freedom is a blessing
your spirit soars with the wind
each cloud a new beginning
your limit knows no end

That girl who grew up in a small town
She never thought she’d be here now
With all this life experience
And so much more to learn from it