Slow Fanfare

Without fanfare
We came together for a while
Without fanfare
We lived, laughed, and loved

Without fanfare
We ordered our lives so that
we might be here together
Without fanfare
We told our friends there was love
and commitment in our lives

And for some reason
The world changed

Slowly at first
We smiled and babbled charmingly
at the world
Slowly at first
We began to play with others

Slowly at first
We developed our voice, and said
what we saw ... what we remembered
Slowly at first
We reached out to make friends to play with,
friends to laugh with, friends to help
and be helped by

And for some reason
We grew up.