Sunny Girl's Juxtaposed Life
Cindy Duhe
I used to be given money
just for being me
cute and cuddley
a bright, sunny girl with the curls
who always looked upward on a cheerful day.
I used to be given kisses on the cheek
by people who loved me
almost as much as I loved myself
the very people who filled me with esteem
for all that I was
and gave me the confidence to go on.
I miss being hugged and pinched on the cheek
the other cheek
for being cute
and young
and full of love.
I wish, to God, that those days would return
and today would transform into yesterday
when people could give me money
and kisses
and pinch my rosy cheeks
without expecting something else
from me.
