The last step to growing up

Once upon a green Christmas
sat a girl without a wishlist
who had already unwrapped all her gifts
she was happy and content

With the last childhood joy gone
it wasn't as sad as she thought it would be

all she did was smile
knowing that her future was unfolding before her

She no longer hid from the impending adulthood
instead she drove towards it

now that she was out of the pit of despair
she had no need to live through others
so she left them behind

she described it as shedding her old skin
so her wings could unfold