Growing Older,Help Me by TinyIsNotShort, literature
Literature
Growing Older,Help Me
Ever since we are little we are taught
We grow up learning
We are "preparing" for our future
But what are we preparing for?
Most people see school as a joke
A time to goof off and fool around
Gossip, laugh, and mess up
Is that really the formula of growing up?
Grammar, middle, and then high school
And after that the next step
College, trade school, the army,
Or right into the working force
Why do we go to college?
To party and have fun?
To screw around mess up?
I want to learn
But picking a major
Picking the thing that is supposed to direct my future?
I wasn't prepared for this
They didn't teach me this in school
I don'
Shh It's okay
Nobody is going to hurt you here
I promise I will protect you
So let down your guard
Relax
Close your eyes and smile
Take a deep breath, just like that
Hold it in
Keep holding
Now let go
Take a step back
I am here for you
Put the knife down
Step away from that bridge
Please do not jump
You are not alone
You are not the only one
Put the bottle down
You will be fine without it
And you are just as pretty
Without all that make-up
Do not hide those bruises
They are not okay to have,
So leave before you are hurt again
Put away that gun
Do not hang that nose
Stop thinking like that
You are a beau