How

It was the first time in life she felt hurt.

The grubby hand extended to feed a biscuit to a guest was ignored.

She was all of thirteen months old.

Her expertise in piling up toys in the living room was ignored.

She dressed well for school with a bright ribbon,

But it was not allowed in the uniform.

Her confidence took a bigger beating,

When she was not allocated the mechanical engineering stream.

Being compelled to comply killed all initiative.

And that is how the cookie crumbled.