be my wide-eyed child?

the small girl with wide blue eyes
(the biggest eyes you've ever seen)
is a little less small that she used to be;
her eyes (the same eyes) sometimes forget to be so wide these days.
... in fact, she wonders if the
little curious girl (the one with the wide eyes)
is still the best part of her
(i think it's why she's trying a little bit
not to grow up)


... somehow holding her eyes wide
like they used to be
hasn't stopped her body from growing up
(she has only just realized it)
she's got to learn to be a grown-up now
...

for these days the little girl
wraps her arms
(they are longer now)
around her pillow
pressing it close to her skin
for something must go there
(she doesn't know what else to do)
....
(i don't want to lose that little girl)
what if the little girl grew up without telling,
and i'm clutching something not there?


the pillow can't help me find her.
can you?

perhaps if the girl finds another wide-eyed child,
they will grow up together
with their eyes open.