Denim and Lace

Lipstick and posters

Of heroes hanging on the wall

Tantrums and traumas

Teenagers have them all

Tears of hesitation

Unsure of every step

Fear of friends rejection

No time for regret

Make-up and clothes

Shed like skin on the floor

One moment a child in my arms

Emotions on alert, never felt before

Phone calls and Facebook

Secret giggles in the hall

The music of life raps sweetly

A time to try it all

Perfume and denim

Its hard to keep pace

The wingless flight of a cygnet

painted on a childs face

Late nights and parties

The call of the wild

Amid the angst of these changes

You are no longer a child.