Poems Of Plenty

Older during Milestones

Easter eggs and baby chicks
Pastel colors of plenty
Bunnies and breakfast food
But something still feels empty

I'm too old for egg hunts
But too young to talk about much
I can't talk about my dreams
Or relationships as such

Mother's Day was always fun
We'd make breakfast for Gram
I got to crack the eggs
And mix in the ham

Yet as I am older
She treats me not well
I still have to kiss up
On Mother's Day, how swell

I feel ignored on days like that
Where I kiss up to the one who's mean
Sometimes I wish I was different
So I can see things the way she's seen

Birthdays were always full of joy
The parties were always fun
The cake and presents and friends
Made birthdays number one

Yet this year of seventeen
Something just feels weird
The presents are different
And my male friends are growing beards

I used to have parties
I used to get toys
But now it makeup and clothes
I've lost most of the joys

My sweet 16 was stripped away
As I only had my friends
My family went to Maui
And they refused to take me

I no longer get a party
Get chores instead of gifts
I still get treated badly
My joy torn with a rift

June comes around
And school is out
As a kid we had fun
And would scream and shout

Now that I'm in high school
The end of the year
Is full of test and regents
That make me blow an ear

Summer was always fun
We had passes to an amusement park
We would stay til closing
Which was after dark

We'd go to beaches
Swim for hours
And hate the rain
And summer showers

We still do those things
Yet now that I'm old
It's a lot less fun
Than my memories told

The rides are boring
The water is cold
And out of the house
I don't go anymore

School starts back up
Again in the fall
I'll be a senior
"The best year of all"

Then Halloween comes
I'm too old for trick or treat
At least I can dress up
But the costumes aren't neat

I don't get much candy
I'm too young for a party
Halloween now is just
A normal day without me

Christmas is so boring
I never get to talk
About the things and people I love
So I go for a walk

The traditions never happen
The magic is all gone
And now that I grew up
On me my thoughts have dawned

New years is no longer cool
Because I stay up every night
I'm too young to drink alcohol
So I just don't feel right

Valentine's Day is the only one
That truly has gone well
I now have a girlfriend
And for her my heart swells

Sure I don't get valentines
From everyone in class
But I don't really care
Cuz I found true love at last

Holidays in general
Have just gone downhill
But maybe things eventually
Will return to their former thrill