Old

I feel so much older

I’m the oldest in my grade

I could’ve been going into high school

My birthday was right on the edge

My friends are all one to two years younger than me

And it’s a gap I can feel

I can feel the developmental difference

And how I’m gravitating toward my high school friends

Because they’re more mature

They’re more where I am

In life

I feel so much older

Something they won’t get until they’re there

I feel like I should be in high school by now

But I’m stuck here for another torturous year

I feel so much older

And it matters

QueenBee

VT

13 years old

Poetry

By QueenBee

Ticket

"Having a career isn't all that there is in life."
You think I don't know that?
I know it isn't.
But I also know
That this is my ticket into the real world
And I'm not going to blow it
For silly parties

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Poetry

By QueenBee

The way

The way we can laugh
The way we're so at ease
The way I can't stop looking at you
The way I can feel you
Next to me
Like I'd be happy wherever I can have this
The way we can grab each other's hands

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Poetry

By QueenBee

The Dark

I'm not scared of the dark
I don't trust it
I don't trust what it could reveal
I'm not scared of the dark
I'm scared of my mind
I'm scared of the games my brain plays
I'm not scared of the dark

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