Life.

I want to be older

and run my own life.

No one telling me what to do

and what not to do.

But I also want to be younger.

I want to have fun without people

thinking I'm a weirdo.

Or dance like no one is watching

when everyone is

and they think you are adorable

because you are three years old.

Kids want to be adults

and adults want to be kids.

Why can't it be both ways?

Kids can act like adults

and adults

can act

like kids.

And why do people do thigs

to innocent adults

and children?

Like 9/11

or Sandy Hook

or the Chardon school shooting

or the Boston Marathon?

Can't the world live in peace?

It is so hard to understand.

But there are happy times, too.

Like your birthday,

or scoring a goal in soccer.

Remember the first time

you rode your bike

without anyone holding on?

Imagine a world

where kids can act like adults

and adults can act like kids.

They can be younger, which everyone wants.

But we also want to be older.

Imagine a world where goodbye

only meant

until

tomorrow.

And where there are no wars or hate crimes. 

Imagine a world where dreams come true. 

I want to be older

and run my own life.

But I also want to be younger.