When I was five 

I yearned to be like the older kids 

Not dressed like a baby 

Not treated like one either 

Then suddenly I was seven 

Reaching for ten 

So I could be a pre-teen and no longer a kid 

Double digits had me in a chokehold

Then ten wasn’t enough 

Feeling trapped between two worlds 

Wanting to feel a responsibility 

I thought I could hold the weight of the world 

My dreams came true when I was a teenager 

But no longer was I dreaming of being older 

Regretting I didn’t enjoy my carefree days 

The weight of the world began to crush me 

Never was I pleased 

Never did I enjoy the moment without needing something more 

Never does a moment go by I’m not remorseful of my youth 

Never was I content.