Sixteen feels like an unfamiliar territory
Sixteen feels like it's not meant for me,
Sixteen feels like I'm out of my comfort zone,
Sixteen feels like I'm in a strange place all alone.
I still haven't come to terms with it,
In my mind I let it sit,
I believe it's going to take a long time,
For me to believe that the past is no longer mine.
Someone asked my age the other day,
And I almost said fifteen,
I had to stop myself halfway,
I believe im still lingering in between.
I know I'm still young,
I still have time left,
But , oh god , getting older stung,
This was not something I did expect.
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Akshadha Joshi (Pseudonym) (
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Getting older can be a pain, but you’ll grow into your skin. You’ll come to appreciate your birthdays although they are daunting and scary. I wish you the best, and wonderful poem.
Thank you so much 💖💖💗 and I hope you achieve everything you want
You’re very welcome, I wish the same to you as well
Birthdays can be scary : they remind you of the inexorable march of time, something over which we have no control. The days and weeks chalk up. Little by little you find that you are shutting yourself out from new events, new trends. You will stick to previous fashions, clothes... Your friends are those you have known quite some time back...
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This poem reflects well the thoughts of times passage that gos unnoticed and how many of us stop at times to think where did time go and am I really this age. Well written
Thanks a lot 💗
You are most welcome
Old at 16? Get real Son. You won't be a full adult until you are 25, and hopefully by that time you will be ready to sort out the world. 😊
Post Script: Subsequent to my commentary above, I explored your home page and discover that you classify yourself as female. Oh that makes all the difference! 😂
Thank youu 💖 and yup I\'m a girl 🤭
Also you have the vibes of a southern dad
Well it is high time you reared up and told me that it makes no difference you are a girl, come 25 you are going to get up there and change the world! 👍
felt. i'm nearing twenty-two and still almost accidentally say i'm sixteen sometimes! i don't think that feeling is ever something we really grow out of and there's beauty in that. enjoy it. thank you for sharing 🙂
Thank you so much 💖💖 very pretty pfp btw
thank you so much! 🫶😘
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