too young to give up by jonathoncomfortreed, literature
Literature
too young to give up
| shy boy |
- regrets every moment;
- is scared of truth;
- buries his head in a pillow and cries,
This isn't the way it was meant to be.
--
| broken boy |
- trembles because he doesn't like silence;
- tries to fit the pieces of his heart back together;
- bites his lip and whispers,
I hate this part.
--
| determined boy |
- dreams of hot summer breezes;
- kisses uncertainty goodbye;
- looks her in the eye and says,
I'm all that you ever wanted.
--
he grits his teeth and murmurs,
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the truth about growing up by daybreaksmiles, literature
Literature
the truth about growing up
1. It's easier when you don't think.
1. It starts early,
on a cloudy day when you recall
the 'childhood memories' of
two summers ago,
that's when you start your backslide into
growing up.
2. On the bright side
you won't notice this until you're
good and ripe in age,
so maybe it doesn't matter
anyway.
3. That tightness in your chest?
The feeling that you're not ready
to take on the rest of your life; it
never leaves.
4. It stews in the pit of your stomach
makes you doubt,
but there will be days when you look back
on the mountains you climbed -
the raging rivers you crossed -
and you'll have a sneaking suspicion you were
more prepar