When I was younger
I didn’t really understand
How precious
Words are
Or what they mean
Especially the word
Forever

When I was younger
Time dragged on
And boredom
Made time tedious
So I spent
A lot of my childhood
In other worlds

When I was younger
Things mattered more
Because
Life was more exciting
There were firsts
And mistakes
But adventures always

Now that I’m older
Things don’t matter as much
Because
Life’s a lot more complicated
Where mistakes
Are irreversible
And everything always ends

All of us wish we’d had just a little more time
Spend forever with the ones we love
But when we’re young
And time slows down
Because it’s on our side
We don’t understand that
Forever will always end.