The Eleventh Wonder - a mothers interpretation on being 11 years old

I am tall, but only eleven

Lots is expected of me, but I’m only eleven

I crave to move, climb & create all day but I’m eleven

I have to go to school, I follow a timetable, rules & structure all because I’m eleven

Is it normal to crave to be free, live in nature, write & draw endlessly at age eleven..?

I worry about getting my homework in on time, that I’ll enjoy each lesson & that my friends will be kind to me at eleven

Is it okay to be imaginative, to wonder and wander when you’re eleven..?

I get up at the same time, Monday to Friday, put on my uniform, pack my bag, my water, my lunch, oh to be eleven

I am distracted by wanting to have a pet, saving the planet & for everyone to be healthy while I’m eleven

I finish at the same time Monday to Friday, share some of the day I’ve had & run through the rest in my mind at age eleven

I love to go to the park & the beach to play, see the sunset with an ice cream at age eleven

I swing from tree to tree in my mind of how to ‘be’ at age eleven