Growing Pains

A young adolescent girl, one

hand on the wheel,

turns and looks out

her side window, 

proudly holding up the keys for

all to see.  It

seems just yesterday

I held her and

her baby sister on my lap.

How bitter-sweet

to know that to grow

they have to go.

                                                         JDG

One comment on “Growing Pains

  1. Cheryl Yarek's avatar Cheryl Yarek says:

    Beautifully touching. I like the words, “How bitter-sweet to know that to grow they have to go,” while the girl sits in a car ready to move forward. Thanks once again, Joan.

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