As a kid, I never worried about a single thing 

I walked straight through childhood 

Dreaming of the big world 

 

As a kid, I was handed the world 

I believed that I could be anything and everything 

As long as I dreamed big

 

As I kept dreaming and hoping for 

everything that my heart desired 

I came to a realization… 

 

I would not achieve anything 

If I could not put in time and effort 

Into life itself 

 

Coming into high school, 

I was given class options

Classes, at the time, 

I did not know were very valuable 

 

I fooled around and relied on my mother 

To pave the way for my future 

I made friends with the wrong people 

Who only stripped me of becoming who I was meant to be 

 

I became selfish and too reliant 

I became hopeless and blamed the world 

For things that I could not control

 

When my life, as a teen, so far, 

started spiraling down

I was forced to take a step back, leave, and focus on myself and my education 

 

That was the moment I realized that I was no longer a kid

My actions and words have consequences and that life is more than this materialistic,  

judgmental, society run, idea that 

People think it is

 

At the time, I did not understand the importance 

Of becoming and growing, 

Not only as a student, but as an individual 

 

It came to my attention that I was indeed growing up and maturing 

As it changed the way I saw the world and myself 

I realized that I could control my actions and words,  

That I had a chance to continue to grow,

As long as I worked for what I wanted in life, 

and that patience is a virtue that creates hope and life

 

However, if there’s anything that I know now that I didn’t know as a kid

It’s that life is only what you make it out to be 

So don’t be afraid to face life with your eyes wide open