I remember being a nine-year-old kid
asking my parents to write on my cake-
“Happy 10th birthday!”
Isn’t it weird?
How we all wanted to grow up so fast?
Always wondering how it would feel
to be an adult by imagining ourselves
in places like high school, university, work,
getting married and sometimes dying.
I wish instead of spending my time dreaming and
waiting to be an adult,
I could have lived the life of a kid
which I want to relive again now
but no matter what, I can never go back again
and I realized we only move forward in life.
Why do you think I want to live the life of an innocent child?
i. Laugh with no worries and give people my toothless smile
ii. Cry as much as I want but forget about it in an instant
iii. Not stress about getting dark circles or about hair loss
vi. Arrange birthday parties for ourselves
v. Dream about taking up any profession without being judged for it
I didn’t know I was picking a scary game of life
whenever I dreamt of growing up and
now all I can do is sit and reminisce about those good old days
hoping I don’t lose the remainder of innocence left within me. Life happened but let’s still bring out the
kid within us once in a while and
enjoy the present as much as we can
while also being thankful for the
backpack of memories from the past!
~The J World
World of Jeana 