Although I am tall
I am smaller than you
Baby fat accentuates my curves
Where yours are straight
I have observed many a sunrise
and heard the tick tock of my primal clock
Strong enough to face devilish threats head on
Yet sensitive enough to cry over the slightest insult
Consulting friends and family to establish support
Giggling with girlfriends despite attempts to present
A more mature persona, I am still a girl
with dreams and a brighter outlook
Chewing on my number two pencil in the back of the class
I still ask "what next?"
And have a crush on my chivalrous knight
With hopes that he might
Remember the codes of old
And maybe even open the got-damn door for me
Even though I can easily do this for myself
I still believe my momma
when she said that I was special
And hope to find someone who sees what my daddy did
when I was just a kid
Back when I didn't have a woman's figure to entice those
Who don't know me so well
I am still a girl, not short of a woman's glow
Although I can still play a mean game of chinese checkers
and long to hop onto the double dutch line
Without my breasts falling off from all of the bouncing around
Or eat snow cones so fast I get a brain freeze
My age betrays me and I watch my boyfriend with envy
Playing tackle football with his friends
Or leaving an unplanned basketball game at the gym
And me, too feminine to join in
Ten years ago, I would have at least asked
But now I'd have to beg and I don't beg
I already know...no one has to explain
It was over for me the moment I looked the part
Most definitely a woman
Just with a girl's heart