A New Me?                  

I’ve never been a prima donna

A diva-type, you know?

Think of bare feet and jeans in summer,

Come winter, a dive headfirst into snow.

All of a sudden there’s this child

Calling out from my heart--

She wants to dance in toe shoes

Wear a pink tutu in the fairy queen’s part.

Where’s she been hiding for so long

This new little girl, silent, unseen?

She’s calling out to be noticed,

A mystical Evangeline.

I might want to get to know her,

I might hope she stays in view,

Maybe I could make her happy,

The possibilities are so new.

Swishy dresses and such high heels,

Ordering things avant garde?

It might last for a day or two,

Then I'd be back, smiling, mowing the yard.