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Frail bodyTiny bonesFleshlessIs ultimate. Start small,Skip lunches2 meals a dayIs enough. Self controlBreakfast uselessIf dinnerIs inevitable.
From barbies to iphones, From bare face to makeup, From ignorance to education, From spending my parents money to not wanting to spend $7 on a shirt,
My fingers trace the vinly table tops Eyes peeking out over the tops of too big glasses Sitting in a too big room The teacher keeps talking
My fingers trace the vinly table tops Eyes peeking out over the tops of too big glasses Sitting in a too big room The teacher keeps talking
Until I was fourteen I felt fine-- Good, great, and better than I ever knew I could feel because in the moment,
I am not who I used to be.  Being slower or taking my time.  Making excuses. Being Clueless or choosing not to speak up.  Knowing or doing. 
I could no longer order off a kid’s menu at a sea resort Now that I was ten It seemed almost tragic then To have my childhood cut short Never to be seen again.
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