Growing Up

when you’re growing up

what you think you’re missing
lures you in
it calls you
With reckless abandon you answer
Where you’re headed
Who you’ll be
What to watch out for
Isn’t your concern
your desire to grow up controls you
instead of listening
you talk
when you should slow down
you speed up
your invincibility and its empty promises
assures you
it tells you that you know all you need to know
that you can do what you want
when you want
Eventually it all catches up to you
That’s when you grow up
and find
That while you were rushing to grow up
You missed out on so much