Losing the young

look at the change 

colourful clothes turned to greys and blacks 

colouring in became typing up emails 

look at the change 

different flavoured lip balms turned to everyday makeup 

birthday parties turned to normal days 

look at the change 

family game board nights became lonely screen time 

waiting all year for summer break 

but now that doesn’t exist

never used to care 

now I’m a perfectionist 

I wish I could go back 

to the days without the worry and the fear 

the days where I just lived 

the days where nobody cared how I looked or acted or felt 

the days where I had time 

time to just enjoy life 

but it’s all gone now 

and I’m never getting it back 

I’ve lost it all 

I’ve lost my childhood 

and I’m losing my youth