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Camp Anawana (An Ode To 20-Somethings' Nostalgia)

Sometimes I can't believe it It all happened so fast Real life is truly here Just who is that looking at me in the mirror? How come these bills are addressed to my name? It's like I went to sleep and woke up And I'm all grown up Sometimes I miss the days When your crush had cooties, not STDs And afternoons were spent climbing trees And it's hard to grasp our age Who's that man calling you "his wife"? How come that little girl just called you Dad? It's like I went to sleep and woke up And we're all grown up Sometimes the kids today Make me feel so old when they say They've never heard of Kurt Cobain But I know that we're better Cause we could fix our Nintendo in just one blow And we all figured this out sans Twitter It's like I went to sleep and woke up And I'm all grown up I remember the stupid things Pogs and Goosebump books Playlists were mixtapes on cassettes And Friday nights meant TGIF on ABC Nickelodeon was our only obsession Friend requests were made in person And they still showed music videos on MTV It's like I went to sleep and woke up And it's a different world - Nothing's the same Cause we're all grown up

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009




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Date: 10/14/2009 9:03:00 AM
Hey Shannon, Very good poem, well written-excellent flow and no truer words said! I try to tell my 17 year old to slow down and little and don't be in such a hurry. Yes, we're all grown up! Thank you for sharing this with us! Peace, audrey
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Date: 10/14/2009 7:31:00 AM
It gives me great pleasure to be able to read your poetry today Shannon. As we never know what tomorrow will bring. I thank you for sharing your writing with us today. Love, Carol
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