Sixteen Years

nearly Sixteen Years am i

Adolescence’s Peak

the Best time of our life

the Worst time of our life

the Ups

the Downs

the Ins

the Outs

so many Places

so many Faces

a quiet Voice

Lost in the crowd

and looking at Me?

what do you See?

and everywhere Labels

labels on Clothes

labels on Friends

labels on Foes

and looking at Me?

what do you See?

in a vast Sea of Faces

often Invisible am i

a Face rarely recognized

Loneliness, a feeling not unknown

and in these nearly Sixteen Years

i’ve been Pushed Down

but yet from the dust I Rise

Dreams, a feeling not unknown

Now Look at Me.

Now Tell Me.

What do You See?