Welcome
Dear The New Year,
I am nearly 18
58 days till to be exact
I am nearly an adult
But really
I am a child
I am a child left behind
Not academically
Emotionally
I am a child wishing to be an adult
A child about to become an adult
Soon
Very, very soon
Will I change
Will I have the answers
No
8, 9, 10
12, 14, 16
18
Age is a number
Just a silly number
Irrelevant
Days
Birthdays, holidays
Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years
Just days
Numbers within a month
Months
Numbers within a year
Years
Numbers within a life
It is said life is short
Am I short lived
17 years
204 months
6,205 days
Add 4 for the leap years lived
17 birthdays, thanksgivings, Christmases, and new years
17 fresh starts
new beginnings
second chances
New years resolutions
Eat healthier
Lose weight
Live better
Lets be real
Honest
True
To ourselves
I don't need validation
From men
From family
From strangers
From anyone
Live for myself
Put everything
Everything
Into academics and myself
Be the bigger person
One last time
Try
Then don't give up
Simply drop
Drop arrogant drama
Drop extra stress
Put myself and my future first
Above everything
I am amazing
I am smart
I am beautiful
I am sexy
It is a new year
The year I become an adult
It is not time for a new me
Simply a better me
So 2017,
Thank you
For teaching me who and what I am
Thank you
Welcome 2018
Welcome me