Poetry For The Odd

Young 'N Lovely

I was told

as a young girl

about growing up.

I was told growing up

would be an adventure,

A fun roller coaster with flashing lights:

'Smile for the camera!'

I was told I would

'find' myself

and would start living for real.

As if I wasn't living 'for real' yet!

So how come

'growing up'

crashed right into my life by surprise?

How come,

by the time I was a few years older,

I didn't want to grow up anymore?