I Am Young

I am young,

But if I where a dog I would be in my late 70s

And I have lived for 4x longer than most hamsters

And 170 lifetimes of a fly.

Each day I live is all a mayfly lives in their entire life.

Yet I am young

Because I have lived less than a quarter of my life expectancy.

So I am young,

Because humans die old

And what a privilege that is

To have lived 170 lifetimes of a fly

And still be considered a child.

14 years old

Comments

Oh. My. Gosh. This is beautiful.

Thank you!

i agree

what a beautiful thought that could so quickly be lost forever

This is so perfect! People are always saying that life is short, and this puts that in perspective so well. I love it!