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Growing Up

April 18, 2023
By Bumble_Bee PLATINUM, New Athens, Illinois
Bumble_Bee PLATINUM, New Athens, Illinois
38 articles 2 photos 123 comments

Favorite Quote:
"You will be found" -Dear Evan Hansen


Growing up is..

Weird


Who willingly wants to 

Leave childhood for adolescents?


We tend to see growth as

Bad; ugly; horrible


When it can very well be

Good; beautiful; amazing


Growing up

Isn’t easy.


Especially

In today's world.


As a child, I wanted to grow up

I wanted to be older


Because I was seen as 

Mature; smart; an old soul.


But now?
I cling to my childhood


I’m 

Immature; dumb; and child-like.


I have stuffed animals like

I never had before.


I act silly like

I didn’t do before.


I watch cartoons like

I used to do back then.


I have fun like

I never did before.


I grew up too fast.

I was made to be mature too fast.


I stopped enjoying child-like things too fast.

I took for granted the joys of bliss too fast.

I wanted to be older and wiser too fast.


I just wanted to be what they wanted.


They wanted me mature

They wanted me old

They wanted me smart

They wanted me bold


I wanted to be carefree

I wanted to be young

I wanted to be happy

I wanted to be my own song; my own melody


Now all they have

Are the remnants of


A kid who 

Grew up too fast.


The author's comments:

Just a little poem I wrote about feeling like I had to grow up too fast :)


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