Growing up?

I shudder at the idea!

It’s nothing more than the

Ostracization

Of our true selves.

They glorify being an adult,

But it is all lies.

They systematically

Take away our freedoms.

Slowly, but surely, we trade

What we know for what we

Are told.

We go from being Spongebob

To Squidward,

From Jerry

To Tom,

In just 18 years.

And we, in our childlike,

Innocence,

Didn’t suspect a thing,

Until we look into our reflection

And feel something missing.

The laughter,

Curiosity,

Creativity,

Are all gone.

But,

It is not too late!

Although forgotten,

Everything is still there!

So rise up,

Claim your

Birthright.

For it is yours to use

And yours to lose,

No one else’s.

When the responsibilities

Come weighing you down,

When finances become too much,

When your calendar can’t be managed,

Escape through the wisdom of your

Inner child.

And when we break this “adulthood mold,”

Boys and Girls,