Sixteen

And she stood there
Fascinated, intrigued, captivated
By the doorway
As the corridor shone bright.



She just stood there
The door ajar
In the balcony
With her Bud in her hand.



And those big brown eyes
Looked up at the sky
And, while the moon smiled back at her
Her face contorted, as if she was about to cry



With the whiteness of the moon
Reflecting back in those brown
A tear rolled down her cheek
And clutching her teddy tight
Spoke she, in a voice so meek



"Everybody says it,
But I don't want to believe
I know it, and I know it for sure
You are here with me.



I don't care
About what they say
It's my Sixteenth
Won't you be here, at least today?



I am small, and I need you
You can't just leave me and go
It's a big world outside
And I need you here, don't you know?



Left all alone now
It's not fair, can't you see?
They say you're up there, in the stars somewhere;
But I miss you Mummy, Daddy."