WISH WE WERE YOUNG AGAIN

 

We forgot how it feels 

the homely soil beneath our feet 

memories slowly drift away now we’re older

adulthood feels like a curse

wish we were young again 

growing up and old is not ours to bargain 

we should have paused this life at our tender age

a gauge we should assuage 

we found joy in thousand sins 

acting different characters in similar scenes 

we stutter when we were caught 

after steering so much wrath 

our adrenaline pumps every seconds 

every minute, every hour it beckons 

we do stunts that endangers us 

our guardians were left in a state of fuss 

down the lane we race 

hands gliding through the flowers as we pace 

we feel the world beneath our feet 

exhausted, we stop to breathe 

enjoying the tickles of rain drops on our skin

constant shivering from the cold, sleek shin

loud cheers as we run to the river to swim 

we prayed so hard not to wake up from this dream

we fell in love unannounced

get late to school and we’re trounced 

uniforms soiled, torn and patched 

school bag loosened and latched 

we forgot how it feels 

the homely soil beneath our feet 

memories slowly drift away now we’re older

adulthood feels like a curse

@talk2leigh

6:52am

15 Sept 2023