Is It Better Now?
I really hope it is.
Dear future me,
Are you as happy as you can be?
Or do you still stab yourself in the back
instead of giving yourself a hand?
Future me,
is darkness all you can see?
Is your life back on track?
Is it easier to understand?
I really hope it is,
because this,
this is hard.
I was happy before,
but not so much anymore.
Everything is changing
to the point of breaking.
My mind is a mess,
and my feelings are harder to express.
I don't like growing up;
I don't like having to suck it up.
Maybe it's better for you
and you figured it out
before your opening debut.
Maybe if they figure out time travel
you can come and tell me about it
before I feel completely unraveled.
Sincerely,
the newly teenage you.
About the Creator
Alexandria Stanwyck
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I Am Grateful For So Many Things
I am grateful that I had the opportunity to experience _________. Rupi Kaur's Gratitude Writing Prompts I am grateful that I had the opportunity to experience my children growing up to be kind and loving human beings, that are raising families and work in areas that are making a difference.
By Denise E Lindquist2 days ago in Writers
Comments (2)
Great rhyme scheme! The last line was so satisfying! I relate to more of this than I care to admit, and still feel a lot of these complaints. Mostly about sucking it up and just being a grown up, but who doesn't feel that way? That's mostly what teenagers need to hear; you just don't stop feeling like you're unprepared for the world, or that the world you have to participate with just plainly sucks much of the time.
VERY poignant & well written! Adulting can be such a rollercoaster ride sometimes!