Jisu

16

Overcrowded with red cups, faded vision, one more drink
Back aches with sore muscles, sweltering heat, only five more to plant
White walls, endless tests, reach nothing less than a 2100
Pages of formal writing, clipboards and coffee breaks, Where has my life gone?

A time of endless Disney channel and nickelodeon
When sweet watermelon and water fights awaited at home
When the sun was just right and you could read while resting on the hammock
A time that once was and never could be again

Now it’s time for beer pong or binge drinking of vodka
Or even working to pay the debt of your parents, to promise your brother a better future
Or even competing your friends to reach that SAT goal and become the next Einstein
Or even interning in your dad’s corporate company because you are our tomorrow

Remember when we never cared?
Oh, how we longed to grow up and have fun
To become our own superheroes and save the day
To laugh live with laughter and enjoy our days with love
Where did they go?

As we grow up to become part of the society that we always deemed “adult”
As reality becomes truer than anything else,
The reminiscence of my childhood remains
As a cherished memory,
A time that once was and never could be again