When I was little

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When I was little,

I thought I could hold the world in the palm of my hands.

I thought I could conquer the little things

and face the bad with an iron fist.

When I was little,

I'd thought I was the center of my parents world.

I had wanted to be a ballerina,

I thought I could be a cowgirl.

When I was little,

It was easy to be who I really was.

But now that I'm older,

I can't help but wonder,

When I was little,

What in the world was I thinking when I said I wanted to grow up?

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