written: september 4, 2017
ten years ago
i was a six year old
with a penchant for teddies
and rag dolls galore
ten years ago
i wasn't striving to
be the best i could be
to please everybody
ten years ago
i was young and jovial
and now i've grown up
and put it all behind me
ten years ago
i was a different me
and sometimes i wonder
what could've been
ten years from now
i'd be a twenty-six year old
with a college degree
and a job maybe
ten years from now
i'd be away from my parents,
independent and free
and able to do what i want
ten years from now
i'd be grave and serious
with adult responsibilities
and bills to take care of
ten years from now
i'd change even more
and as scary as it sounds
i think i'm ready
