Getting Older

I need to be ready no matter what it takes.

No matter how much it hurts,

No matter how much it burns,

No matter how much it delights,

No matter how much it pleases,

I need to be ready.

All the consequences.

All the outcomes.

I need to toughen myself, if I have to

I need to loosen up, if I have to

I need to bear it all.

It's hurtful, it's pleasing

It's all mysterious.

And hopefully soon I'll be able to tell.

-Miss B-