I grew up and realized my childhood was a lie
At age 8, I found out magic wasn't real
My beloved Christmas presents weren't from a fat man with a white beard who loved milk and cookies
At age 12, I found out friendship is hard to come by
The transition from elementary to middle school was horrible and I was left with my "friends" acting like they didn't even know me
At age 14, I found out love wasn't like it is in fantasies
Boys will say they love you but ironically they don't mean it. And they'll make promises that mean nothing to them
At age 15, I found out alcohol and drugs were addictive like people said
Alcohol made me forget about my problems as it ran through my body and drugs made me escape as they filled my system
At age 16, I found out that family isn't forever
My dad cheated on my mom and made her feel worthless, like she had been in the wrong. And soon they'll be divorced. My stupid self thought vows lasted a lifetime
At age 17, I found out that life is a blessing
We don't know what's going to happen tomorrow or even in the next hour. But I've learned to love life and all of its good and bad days. We only live this life once and I want to experience it in its entirety
I grew up and realized that life is an adventure and we should make the most of it