The Changed Woman

“Look at that woman over there. Look at how amazingly beautiful she is. She must get that beauty from her mother, don’t you think? I love how beautiful she is, and also the way she walks, but what I really do like is the way she talks. She sounds so polite and intelligent. Notice how sure she is. She’s powerful and confident. She’s a strong woman, and that’s probably because she was also a very strong girl. She must have been loved, and appreciated. In fact, I know she was. Time has the cruel habit of being impatient, and when I look at that woman I can barely remember the little girl I used to hold in my arms while she happily screamed daddy, daddy!”