Girl

Amy Lee
Oct 1, 2021

Fair-skinned girl with crescent eyes,

fantasizing about the future

while posing dolls

at the foot of the dresser.

The tissue box bed where they slept,

alongside the perfect plastic family,

was where I first confided

in Skipper about my fears

of becoming mommy’s measurements.

Photo by Skitterphoto from Pexels

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Amy Lee

Nothing could have prepared me for this journey from Mama, to Mommy, to Mom. Finding joy in the mundane, humor in the chaos, gratitude in the present.