sophomore year later

i used to dream

of the day

i started middle school,

thinking the excitement

of getting older

outweighed the pain

of growing up.

my teachers wondered why.

and now that i'm in

high school, i look

back, and i wonder

why too.

Posted in response to the challenge Nostalgia.

ninestars

MD

15 years old

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