Fifty
She is Ten-
Riding her shiny red bicycle
Flying with the wind
Falling down, getting up
Testing the limits of her world
Free to be who she wants to be.
She is Twenty-
Pushing boundaries, fighting the world
Rebelling for the sake of rebellion.
Breaking conventions, finding her own path
Reading, thinking, arguing
Figuring out who she wants to be.
She is Thirty-
Trying to please everyone
Trying to do everything
Her life is going where she wants it to
She’s vaguely discontent
Is this who she wants to be?
She is Forty-
Permanently exhausted
Taking on more than she should
Pushing herself to do it all
She has it all. She is happy.
Just as she wants to be.
She is Fifty-
Still learning, still growing
Making mistakes, not repeating them
Doing the best she can, failing often
She is Imperfectly perfect, Smiling,
Just as she wants to be.
