Growing Up is a Myth
The thing about growing up
is that it’s just a myth.
A legend created to allow kids to dream
that they can climb their own monolith.
But one day that dream alters to nightmare
the monolith a vast looming stone
As its shadow envelops, terror unfolds
and the child becomes all alone
Climbing is suddenly hopeless
it’s too tall to even try
But the child inside starts screaming
let out your best battle cry
Maybe growing up is a real notion
but it’s meaning is covert
Maybe growing up means giving up
all fear of failure, disappointment, and hurt.
This poem is about:
Me