FallTooFast

November 30, 2017

I'm only 17

And I am afraid that I

FallTooFast

I am afraid that it can't be helped

I'm a minnow

hooked onto a line

baited with sharpened smiles

and sparkling eyes

but beyond those temptations

are hopes for futures

that don't exist

IFallTooFast

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