People tell me I need to act like an adult

But only when

I am moody

I am pessimistic

I am stressed

I am ungrateful

I am annoying

I am childish

 

People tell me I’m only a child

But only when

I am willful

I am headstrong

I am stubborn

I am overly ambitious

I am mature

 

But

In my heart

I know I am still a child

I am creative

I am hopeful

I am a new beginning

I am playful

I am carefree

 

In my heart

I know I will soon be an adult

I am hardworking

I am diligent

I am thoughtful

I am headstrong

I am no longer innocent

 

I am a teenager

I am the best of both worlds

And although I know I am a flawed being

I know that I have time to fix my mistakes

I am me

And for now

Whether it is childish or not

I find that pretty damn awesome.