Young little she
Special princess
Glasses girl
Could not see
Gendered world
Snacks face flushed
Toys boy crushes
Playing outdoors
Knees scuffed
Fast healing scars
Doing the splits
For fun
Parents strict
Then lax
Sunday best
Runway
Dress-up play
Tennis match
That kid Jeep car
Forward
Down to the river
Reverse and then back
Girl scout camps
Drooling over every pet
Later barbies
When it was too late
Dreaming about
Movie dates
Holding hands
Under stars
One day
Being sixteen
Add-ons
Hair-free
More makeup
Glitter
Cleavage
Shiny décolleté
Sexy and
The things
She'd like to be
Allowed
Lee Burke González
Embroidery (Detail), 2019
Acrylic on wood