Growing Up

Born a child,
Growing up to be a young adult,
Time passes so fast
It gives me mild feelings.

Reality gets bitter
The more you grow up,
Losing innocence is easy;
But growing up is hard to face.

Childish days—
When you had but not a care in the world,
Playing with toys without an end,
Playing games with your imaginary friends.

Growing up is but a pain,
You’re expected to act proper and mature,
Money down the drain,
Painkillers to end the pain.

I need something to hold on to,
To hold onto those innocent days,
Losing innocence is easy;
But growing up is hard to face.

I want that innocence back,
When I was clueless and naive—
I don’t want to grow up,
I want my innocence back.

Written by: eLIE | Growing Up | 2023 | Back to main page --> https://rentry.co/eLIE000

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Pub: 29 Aug 2023 06:12 UTC

Edit: 02 Sep 2023 19:52 UTC

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