I Was A Child Poem by AnnaLeigh Jones

I was a child by body and age,
But never a victem to your open cage,
For I was a woman by mind and by heart.
I could see past the mask that you put on your rage.

You were much older than I, a man.
But I was far wiser than you could stand.
I know you were still an infant, a child,
So I refused you any chance at my hand.

Still, you begged for just one chance,
so I gave you a peice of a childs romance.
But I was cautions, I know who you were.
I knew what you wanted after one stolen glance.

Yes, you were a man and I was a child.
In spirit, I was calm and you were wild.
No, we should never be together,
for you are a man and I, a child.