I’m rewatching Harry Potter, and it hits me
He was only 17 when he saved the world.
Only 17 when he faced death,
Defeated Voldemort,
Buried friends,
And still walked forward.

I rewatched Hannah Montana,
And realized she was a star at 13.
She used to seem so much older—
Confident, funny, double life and all.
Now I’m older than she ever was on screen,
But somehow, I still feel behind.

Katniss volunteered at 16.
Peter Parker was dodging bullets in high school.
Percy Jackson fought gods at 12.
Even Lizzie McGuire seemed to have it more together
Than I do now.

And the characters I used to look up to
Now feel so out of reach.
I used to think it was because they were older
But now I’m the same age,
And somehow…

I’m just sitting on the couch,
Binge-watching their stories,
Still waiting for mine to start.

But maybe the difference
Isn’t the age,
Or the magic,
Or the fame.

Maybe the difference is
They had scripts
And I’m still writing mine.