Growing Taller

Growing Taller

Elementary school is easy, Until your free

That last day when the clock hit 3, I felt my childhood slip free

My fingers stained green from playing in the Grass but,

silly me, good things never last.

I wanna go back in the past tell that little girl she's pretty,

let her know that she needs to enjoy the good times while they last

Tell her to hang on to those friends she has,

because it's only a matter of time before they’re gone.

When all is said and done, the timer is up, The clock struck

False promises and mediocre displays of love

Backstabbers and liars

In an audience of adolescents

But she realized that those fake friends weren’t worth the effort;

The friends who focused so much on themselves that they forgot others exist too,

The friends who gossip behind backs and tell tales and rumors,

The friends who speak down to others, and treat them like dirt.

Actions speak louder than words, but she didn’t realize how much words could hurt

She picked up the phone and sent that text: “goodbye.”

She realized her worth that day

She couldn’t keep allowing others to bring her down

That little girl isn’t so little anymore, that little girl has found her people, 

She’s abundant in joy, friends and family accompany her through hard times

That little girl became a lady, a lady who knows her worth, and knows what she deserves

Growing isn’t just about finding the good, it’s about leaving the bad.