Okay, and other poems by Kat Grace

Now, now, now

5 years old
"Pick a favorite color now"
"Pick a movie to watch now"
"Pick something to eat now"

Now, now, now

11 years old
"Pick a best friend now"
"Pick your extracurriculars now"
"Pick a style now"

Now, now, now

15 years old
"Pick a college now"
"Pick a car now"
"Pick a date now"

Now, now, now

Always
"Now, now, now"

No
No
No

I won't pick now
I won't plan my entire life now
I can't
I cannot do it now

But if not now
When?

When I am not treated as a child
I will be an adult

When I am not told
That all of my decisions
are automatically wrong
I will decide for myself

When you do not contradict
Act like a hypocrite

When you no longer demand I grow up

whenever it should suit you
When you no longer demand
"Now, now, now"