16 & Ready

I'm sixteen but I reason better than some double my age, I see through life's glasses and I never hesitate to turn the pages. Sometimes I feel like an newborn, As I cry from the everyday pressures. And as much as I want to run to my mother's arms for comfort, I'm forced to run to get it together. I also know what it feels like to be in love, And for that love to break your heart. Like you, I worry about the days that haven't yet began, I'm surrounded by prejudice, And everyone giving up on life's fight. Still, like you, within me there is love that conquers hate. For years, I've consumed the knowledge that opens life's gates. Age is but a number... We must love life. I am young, but I too am experienced.