"Chasing Light" by Brenda Everett

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Pat pat pat pat pat pat pat pat

Feet scurrying up the path.

One foot slips in front of the other

Articulately dodging weeds and

Smooth, brown stones that catch the sun's light.

Sunlight outlines the edges of her hair and dress.

Like shimmering water from the sky

It covers eerything.

Pat pat pat pat pat pat pat pat

Her pink dress flaps against her legs,

And brown ponytail bounces with each step.

She runs and runs past

All the long grasses and red tulips

Racing toward some brightly-lit gate,

Some inviting entrance

To a place where girls can be themselves

Beneath the airy blue sky.