02/20/2008: "I once was!"
I Once was a little girl, that loved her horse, of course.
I Once was a little girl, that needed a friend, of course.
I Once was a little girl, that wished to be noticed.
I Once was a little girl, that seemed lost to the real world.
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I played with my horse, of course.
I found a friend in him, again and again.
I was noticed as we rode and competed to win.
Now I have found a world....where just my horse and I are in.
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Time has gone by, and though I am still young, I am no longer little.
I no longer need the companionship of others to get through my days.
I have many friends, but they are not all in my world...of course.
I am happiest....when I am with my horse of course.
By Alexandra Sue: 1995
Update: I won an award for this and had it published in a feature called Young Poets of American along with the American Poets Society in 1996