Kerry
Kerry likes to keep her* options open,
Eager for a long and happy youth.
Rites of passage lead her* to an ocean
Restless with unrealized emotion,
Yet years of sailing yield at last the truth.
*For a boy, change "her" to "his" and "him."
Copyright by Nicholas Gordon. Free for personal or non-commercial use.
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