because we don't believe that what we're born with is good enough
And what we fail to learn as we grow old--and not up--is that we are nothing
but the accumulation of years of being the same person
waking up to different days
over and over again
We don't forget how funny it felt to spend the first night out
without our parents in the room adjacent to ours
and suddenly the night didn't feel as safe
and we went to sleep with the lights on
because when it's dark
the strangest things lurk around
We don't forget how fun it is to stay young
where every and all love is possible
and to walk and tag a soundtrack along with you
that fits best your nature and reminds you
of how you met them
and how you'll kiss them
and how they'll kiss you
You don't forget them
never
You don't forget how you tried to be everything but who you are
and how you couldn't sleep because the lights were too bright
and the first time they left
and the ache
it wasn't the end of the world
but back then
when you lived those fears
You didn't know that
the thought would last
and
by now you should have forgotten
but
you haven't
You won't
