Who is this?

Michaela Savastra

Nov.28 2024

Mom,  

all she can see  

is her little girl  

still dressed in her  

Cinderella dress up  

costume.  

This costume that she  

would never take off 

as it brought her  

happiness.  

The little girl  

who has her favorite  

blue eyes.  

The little girl  

who decided to  

hide her wedding  

ring in her Elmo couch. 

Dad,  

all he can see  

is his little girl  

in her soccer uniform 

running up and down  

the field making sure he 

is watching her.  

The little girl  

who looks exactly like  

him.  

The little girl  

who also has the  

same attitude and fire 

as him.  

Matt,  

all he can see  

is his little annoying sister  

begging him to play  

picnic with her.  

Everyone always seeing me 

as a forever little girl,  

no matter how old  

I get.  

The most critical  

person toward this  

little girl,  

is the little girl  

herself.  

She no longer sees  

herself dressed in  

princess outfits, running  

up and down the soccer field,  

or begging her brother  

to play with her.  

She is now a 20 year old adult.  

only living through her schoolwork.  

The only thing that keeps her 

happy is school.  

Her family likes to remember  

and see her as a bright little  

girl full of laughter.  

When she looks in the mirror,  

she doesn’t even recognize herself.  

What happened to the happy little 

girl?  

Too much. Too much for her  

to handle in which she  

lost the most important  

thing to her.  

Her Cinderella dress.