Another Birthday

As I get older; I get bolder

My mother’s stares…

Of course get colder

Cause I refuse to get married and have a child

And according to her, I’m still running wild

But what you see on the surface

Is not what it is inside

I do have my plans

But they’re in a slightly different order

I do what I can

And at times I’m on the border

But I pull back

cause I want to be sure

I can’t walk down someone else’s path

Or open someone else’s door

And what I love about growing up

Is that I finally know my mind

My fears have released through endless tears

My heart is full of love—the eternal kind

While dreams are flourishing

Reality is a welcome change

The ticking clock; that 10-carat rock

I aim with my pistol

But they’re still not in my range

There’s a 3-legged dog

That tugs at my heart

If I every find him/her

I know it will be a new start!