Little Girl

Little Girl

Little girl of ribbon and lace,
you too will grow older.
You’ll abandon your playthings,
find your place.
Oh, you will grow colder.

Nothing is certain,
of that I am sure.
Someday you will learn
what everything means,
even if it still doesn’t
make much sense.
And you will work
to find your place in this world,
through struggles and hard times.
And when you think you can’t go on,
you can.

Little girl of ribbon and lace,
you too will grow older.
Please stay a child as long as you can.
Oh, you will grow colder.