I...
Living day by day, I see no change.
Until I stop along the way
seeing things now so strange.
I am once
scared of a dentist visit,
unaware of my revisit,
sitting in the silent house,
trying to see Santa Claus.
But soon comes high school and I have my
car's first flat,
parents' first talk,
lover's first heartbreak,
diploma's first walk.
Next is my first year of college where I
hear of some parties,
live my first rallies,
try not to be sorry.
Before the semester's end gets blurry,
I try to get my grades up in a hurry.
As my college years pass by, I
realize I am running out of time,
try to have a good time and pass each class,
notice I am not getting enough bedtime,
am saving money by the dime,
am making it by with a job part time.
You
turn back and see what's changed,
have bills to pay,
now get to choose your own way,
see your mistakes,
have come a long way.
Was it that long ago, I went off on my own?
I could have sworn I was only just born.