"almost eighteen"

for all the people feeling lost in entering "adulthood"

“almost eighteen”

I am seventeen,

But my mom says I am almost eighteen.

I am seventeen,

But I am expected to act like an adult, 

“I almost am one”.

I am seventeen,

But I suddenly need to have my life figured out,

After all, I am almost eighteen.

I am seventeen,

But I am asked once again, 

“How do you feel as almost an adult?”

I am seventeen,

But I am constantly reminded that it’s my last summer as a child,

That it’s my last Christmas as a child,

That I am “on the verge of eighteen”.

I am seventeen, 

Already fed up with eighteen.

Frustrated and exhausted,

Feeling as if the ground is falling beneath my feet,

As if I do not have time,

As if I am behind the life that is supposed to be mine.

I am sick of being “almost eighteen”.

There is nothing I want more,

Than to be,  just seventeen.

Reviews

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

When I was under ten say age 5 6 7 or 8 we would my childhood friend neighbour and I walk up to the corner shop together getting a mixed bag of lollies one day an older girl would walk past and skite that she was now ‘double figures’ age ten lol. How we wished to be ten and pretty like her and be double figures! So grown up we would then be !

Your poem also reminded me of that time then when I turned 18 I recall a very very bad incident on my birthday night it was not so rosy after all
How I wished to be ten again !
We are always wishing for different ages etc
I liked your poem a lot well done and ThAnkyou for making my memories come back

[Hanna]

omg thank u so much for sharing that! it made me smile so much right now

[Julie McCarthy (juliespenhere)]

Thanks 🙏 well done

[Chris]

Would that the world will let you be and enjoy the freedoms of childhood... we can LOOK back, but seldom if ever return to those years of innocence.

[Hanna]

exactly, thats why we want to live every second the best as we can