when you grow up, your best friends become your worst
enemies. lollipops turn into cigarettes. the innocent ones
turn into sluts.
homework goes in the trash. cellphones
are used in class.
detention becomes suspension. soda
becomes vodka.
underwear turns into thongs. kisses turn
into sex. remember when getting high meant swinging on
the playground? when protection meant wearing a helmet
not wearing a condom? when the worst things you could
get from boys were cooties? when dad's shoulders were
the highest place on earth and mom was your hero?
your
worst enemies were your siblings, race issues were about
who ran thefastest? war was only a card game, the only
drug you knew was cough medicine, and wearing a skirt
didn't make you a whore? the only things that hurt you
were skinned knees, and goodbyes only meant until
tomorrow?
the only drama you knew of was romeo and
juliet?
the only thing you could cheat in was games,
and players were only for sports not relationships? the
only way we could change was with clothes and not
ourselves. Everyday was wonderful, and we had no cares
in the world
If we said someone was hot it was based on there actual body
temperature… not appearance

We wanted to become pokemon, unicorns, animals,
dinosaurs, princesses, superman, the incredible hulk,
and we believed it was possible. Nothing
was out of our reach. We used to actually want
to do the dishes and sweep the floor, but we were too short
to reach the top of the broom, and the knives were to sharp
for our fragile fingers.