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Question: Poem: When did we grow up!?
When did this happen!? When did things change!?

Wasn't it just yesterday that we were making tepees in the backyard!? The lumber old and rotting and yet to us they were beautiful,grinning with glee as we peered out at each other through the gaps between the boards!.

When did this happen!? When did we get older!?

Has it truly been that long since we climbed the Mulberry tree!? Our feet stained crimson after trampling the ripe fruit!. Climbing ever higher in hopes of reaching the top!. I never got very far but instead watched as you passed from branch to branch with skill!.

When did this happen!? When did we stop playing!?

When I was the princess and you the warriors!? Sitting quietly on the bed while all of you battled for ultimate victory!. Light-sabers,swords,guns and superpowers!. Play fights turned to real fights that no one ever won!. I watched by the sidelines, never understanding why these pretend duals were so important!.

When did this happen!? When did we forget!?

That every shiny stone should be saved!?
That pennies are priceless!.
That playgrounds are Castles!.
That a water hoes is a Rainbow maker!.
That cut,scrapes, and bruises are meant to be treasured battle scars!.
That a box filled with old clothes meant a play has yet to be born!.
That love has no agenda, that forgiveness is given unbegrudedly!.
And that every day should be lived to the fullest and that no one is ever left out!.

Don't you remember!? Have you forgotten!?

Yes, I know you have!. At least for now you have!. Your world is so exciting now but in a different kind of way!. I know things have changed and most of the time I'm glad but still some times I miss it: those precious few days of my youth!. I see now that you are all on your way to adulthood which means I too will soon follow!.

Is it OK, to be scared!? Is it OK to feel stuck!?

Reaching out to my future while still grasping tightly to my past!. Afraid to let go, afraid to forget!. But at least I have you to go before, to make a way, to clear the path!. To tell me its OK, to cheer me on, to hold my hand!. Because things will change and already have, and I'm ready to face what life has to give me, if you'll promise to help me out!.

But tell me, when did this happen!? When did we grow up!?



Just thoughts I have about my childhood I shared mostly with my three older brothers!. I miss it sometimes!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!. Www@QuestionHome@Com


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aww, i liked reading that *reminiscing* even as an older person (teen) i get that childhood excitement around this time of year when the air gets crisp!. Mmmh love it! sweet bliss, so carefree of the world!. makes me want to get of this computer and go jump into a pile of leaves outside (but i have to work soon)Www@QuestionHome@Com

Yeah it sucks because for the first time, I realized just how great those days were and I want to grab and savor every minute of my college years!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Nice sentiment, but unfortunately this is prose, not a poem!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

Dude that is an awesome poem it reminded me of when I use to play dollhouse with my older sister!. OHHH great, now I feel lik I am 80 years old or something!. but yeah good job man!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

(water hoes - or hose !?)
unbegrudedly !.!.!.!.ungrudgingly
It is a little too much prose, in my mind, to still be considered a poem!.
But, it is well written, and conveys the message you want to give very well!.
I can distinctly remember not wishing to grow up, having a conversation with a friend at school, who agreed!.!.!.!.we would have been about eleven at the time!.!.!.!.now I'm 64 - young people to-day seem to want to be grown up straight from nappies!.
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For me it was,,,I was walking down the street and a paper fell out of my back pocket And this little kid 5 or 6
came running up behind me calling me SIR ,,,SIR you dropped this SIR Well that's when it hit home I Must Have -----Noooooo---Mind you I've been married something like 15 years When this happened & had a son of my own I just never thought of myself as a SIR That's Reserved for OTHER people ,,NOT ME,,,Www@QuestionHome@Com