Lara

Lara is growing
Despite herself discovering
That growing up means losing
The advantages that childhood gave us

Lara is growing
Despite us surprising
By how quickly time passes
And on the horizon, old age

Lara going through the tunnel of confusion
Lara who doesn't know what's good and what's not

Lara pretending
To be faster than the wind
And choosing only
What life gives us with pleasure

Lara feeling sad, feeling strange
Lara balancing on the bridge that separates
The past from tomorrow

Lara arguing
The simple and the complex
Ignoring advice
Inventing her own future

Lara deciding
What to do with this fire
And getting burned by the flames
Of life and the impulse to live

Lara going through the tunnel of confusion
Lara who doesn't know what's good and what's not

Lara is growing
And she sees herself in a mirror
That confuses her reflection
But she searches because she wants to be happy

Lara feeling sad, feeling strange
Lara balancing on the bridge that separates
The past from tomorrow.