My Response To Responsibility

When I turned fourteen, we formally met, As I worked to help my mother pay bills, Thus introduced to society's ills, And the "rat race" that keeps us all in debt! You and I have been up since the sun set, And have been engaged in a test of wills, Traveling up and down so many hills, Asking if this is as good as it gets! You have tortured me, without any guilt, And yet, I survived whatever you did. Therefore, this is how character is built, Separating the adults from the kids. However, my life is still on full tilt; Open, until someone closes the lid.