Growing

I’m growing up and making choices
doing things that to others seems pointless
my mind is changing with the seasons
and I’m fighting with bigger and stronger demons
I’m making memories that mean nothing to strangers
baking a metaphorical cake with a thousand flavors
I’m learning lessons
that create even more questions
I’m growing up and dreaming big
building another brick
and adding it to my castle of life
as I wait for the guests to arrive
I’m a young life of thirteen
and I still have dreams of being the queen
my imagination tends to run away
to lands so very far away
but I’m growing nonetheless
and I’m excited I must confess
to see the world beyond me
to have that feeling of being unconditionally free
I’m a little scared to fly
but nothing will stop me when I do try
because we are all meant to spread our wings
and break away from all our worldly things
fear is what makes us so much stronger
like learning to swim in bottomless water
I will never finish growing
I will never finish seeing what the world is showing
but when I become a legal adult
be sure chaos will result