Once upon a time, in the softness and perfect blossoming of a July summer, a butterfly was fluttering at the whim of the wind, under the knowing gaze of the sun. She flew high in the sky, highe ... [+]
You
are 18
Driver’s license in your pocket, Waiting
for the 6 balls to determine
Your fate
Off to college
Signing legal documents
Painting your body, regretting
Later the engraved meaning
Feeling
like an adult
but no alcohol
You
are 21
Everything on your palette
Alcohol taking control now
Hungover
Sipping into your morning routine
Yet
Where is the maturity?
Being possessive of friends
Competing over GPA
and Leadership
Driving people away
Faking the open-mindedness
in crowd about diversity
When
Will the breeze of maturity come?
Age
Can’t Grant you
Maturity
are 18
Driver’s license in your pocket, Waiting
for the 6 balls to determine
Your fate
Off to college
Signing legal documents
Painting your body, regretting
Later the engraved meaning
Feeling
like an adult
but no alcohol
You
are 21
Everything on your palette
Alcohol taking control now
Hungover
Sipping into your morning routine
Yet
Where is the maturity?
Being possessive of friends
Competing over GPA
and Leadership
Driving people away
Faking the open-mindedness
in crowd about diversity
When
Will the breeze of maturity come?
Age
Can’t Grant you
Maturity