There is so much to do
And so much to see
But so little time
To think and ask and be

The world wants me to know
Plan and be planned for
I think and try and rack my mind
But still I am afraid and unsure

I step a toe into the water
But its cold and dark
The world beats me up
And brutally leaves its mark

I cry out and ask for peace
But it demands to be shown
All I have prepared
For this life I have barely known

I am a small girl
Scarcely that at all
And I am told to plan ahead
But instead I stall

I am only nine times two
And minus three
Yet I still need to figure it out
What and who and when I will be

I feel alone
Like no one is on my side
I can never please them
No matter how hard I tried

I didn't ask for this life
I merely want to enjoy it
The cram into my mind
And I am told to listen and sit

I want to curl up and sleep
I want to let it pass me by
But yet I don't because I still
I still want to be something and try