Growing

Growing pains

Growing up I think

Am I really getting older,

Or am I simply knowing colder

My hairline’s always been far back

I was once told this is a sign of maturity

And I always struggled to be younger but now,

With signs of getting older, stressful days always longer

How am I to feel?, so silly wishing I was stronger

I wonder, should I be happy working harder

Long nights, these days turn into sunrises

I try to sleep but eyelids flicker

Shifting over, feeling colder

These days, fleeting,

Make me older

Grown me,

Growing

— K.