My Poems: The Story of Your Life? [Completed]

Wishes

When I was 3, all I wished

Was a happy ending in my fairytales

Or to stop biting my stumpy fingernails

Or to make my mom to put my hair in pigtails

When I was 5, all I wished

Was for daddy to catch me at the end of the slide

Or to be the most beautiful 'pillowcase' bride

Or to spend every moment playing outside

When I was 7, all I wished

Was to stay away from those smelly old boys

Or to get more barbies to play with my other toys

Or to stop mom from asking to keep down the noise

When I was 9, all I wished

Was to marry a prince and be a princess

Or to wear the world's most beautiful dress

Or to achieve fame, fortune and success

When I was 11, all I wished

Was to have the prettiest smile and the best friend

Or to have unlimited money for me to spend

Or to fit in with the current fashion trend

When I was 13, all I wished

Was perfection,

No rejection,

And an amazing reflection

But

How did I go from a happy ending

To always pretending?

How did I go from playing with all those toys

To trying to constantly please boys?

How did I go from wanting a best friend

To trying to make myself mend?

Now I'm 14, all I wish

Is to go back and once more be young

When the worst insult was to stick out your tongue

And I promise this time I will cherish every day

I won't go back to wishing my life away.