Everything I thought I knew
when I was a girl
has been flipped around
and twirled away
into the vortex of middle age

Everything I thought I learned
in school rooms and books
has churned topsy-turvy
through Wisdom’s true words
revealing sentiments of a child

Everything I thought was real
long ago and far away
has been exposed and bared
in honest words shared
illuminating the truth of my faith

Everything I thought I knew
throughout days gone by
is really what I’ve lost
torn to pieces tossed
into everything I don’t know