naked truth

hiding behind donald................doesn't all the girls do? hiding behind brothers, older, wiser, cleverer? hiding behind trees, oak, maple, pine. don't all the girls do? hide and don't seek me out. i am not seeable. no . hiding behind donald and the grownups laugh a lot , speaking yiddish, linoleum floor, grandma baked me a nut cake , just for me. round and round, kissing hello, kissing goodbye. soft cheeks to the touch, old grandma. today, so far in the future, but what is future? or Past? but life is here, today. today, i am alive. believe me, it comes as a suprise. hiding behind donald, safe little girl, curls bouncing on her neck, slanty eyes, yellow and full of suprise. . . hiding. dont find me out. you'll never guess who i am. no. you think me sweet. so sweet. but you 'll never see my naked mind, because, you don't want to.