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Mar 06
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As kids


As Kids
We don't worry
Not like grown-ups

As kids
We worry about
The last slice of cake
We worry about
Getting the latest toy
We worry about 
Getting home before
The light leaves
    And 
The dark returns

As kids we worry 
About growing up
Not afraid
But Eager

Eager
To live life 
The way we want

Eat ice cream
   For dinner
Go to bed at 
   Whatever
No more homework
No more rules

But then
When we do start to grow up 
On our path to adulting

We worry about
Our clothes 
Our hair
Ourselves

Fit in
Like a puzzle piece

Don't stand out 
Don't stand up

Who are you?
Who am I?

Gay. Straight
Girl. Boy. Them
Football player. Math League President

We try so hard
To fit in with the crowd
We try 
And we fail

We fail ourselves 
But when we fail
We learn 

As grown-ups

We've learned
But still learning

As grown-ups 
We worry about
Paying the rent on time 
We worry about 
Putting food on the table
We worry about
keeping our heads
Above water

As grown-ups

How we wish 

To be kids 

Again


 
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  1. irishjayne
    Mar 06, 2020

    I really like this piece! You did a great job of capturing feelings of childhood, and growing adulthood, when we wish to be younger. I also found your use of capitalization really interesting, especially the word "Eager." I wonder if you could experiment with leaving other words uncapitalized to give even more emphasis?

    Courtney McDermott

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  1. Xain_DeMont6502
    Mar 06, 2020

    Thank you for your thoughts! I really enjoyed writing this piece. For my writing class, I had to write a piece about a previous childhood memory, which I did, but then I really wanted to write more about childhood. I'm almost 18, I wish I could be 10 again. I didn't think about the capitalization, or maybe I did subconsciously. I think I will experiment more with it in the future.

    Xain D.

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