another year older

it doesn't quite feel like I'm a year older

twenty two

it sounds so grown up
and i still feel like the little girl
who ran after boys on the playground
dug in the dirt
and emptied detergent into her mother's high heeled shoes

well, acording to the calender, I'm another year older
i think i've decided this year that its best
to just stop counting

nothing less

Once in a while

the world stops
the wind stops
the trees stop
swaying
the people stop
saying
and time stands still

if only for a moment
life is put on hold

Once in a while
you recognize the day you are in
and grasp it
for what it is

nothing more
nothing less