I took some time to grow
But I'm now smaller
I thought my mind was slow
So of this world, I am wiser
I made up my mind to experience things
Now it's for me that the bell rings
Time will do to you the strangest of things
From wisdom's memories my eyes still stings
I thought I needed time to grow
Did I truly end up much shorter?
I wanted to kindle my inner glow
My inner fire has found it's water
Wisdom and experience has made me wary
Where once I was brave and ready to do
I've grown short til the world seems scary
Truly I wish to begin again anew
Perhaps I really did grow
Perhaps it's the world that's larger
My mind or heart should know
A larger world makes questions harder
Growing up doesn't mean that we win
Being innocent and young doesn't mean you're a fool
Especially here in a world of sin
Resist forever being someone's foot stool
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Josiah.thepoet
I've been writing for about a decade but only sharing for a couple years.
I write for me, I write to share thoughts. My thoughts and those of the people who I come across.
There are many overlooked stories and I'm here to give them their look
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