Growing Up

She woke up with the sun

warming her bed 

she got drunk the night before 

there was a pounding in her head

without a doubt 

she'd try to tune it out 

but she knew the real truth 

thats not what It was about 

this wasn't something new

it was normal for her to do 

she'd do it every night

to try to somehow be alright 

then she's up till 4 am again 

thinking about all her old best friends 

the ones she'll never see again 

they all grew apart in the end 

is this really growing up

she'd always been mature 

but this isn't what she expected 

isn't what she'd hoped for 

Reviews

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

life is constant evolution and we are swept up by it. Some may cling to the river's edge refusing to change while those around them do. Looking back at a time where everyone moved slowly in the same direction together because they were guided by a love of one another. But time always offers new love for each individual to feel and find. Do not cling to the rocks of sorrow and melancholy wishing for the past. Let go and accept the tide forward. Brave the new. And accept the many ways of love that will come into your life and change you. Thank you for sharing your moving poem with us.