Rude Awakening

Its just so crazy how fast time seems to fly by more each day Wasn't it just yesterday we were playing hopscotch, freezetag even in the pouring rain? Waiting for the sun to set, our moms to yell out our names for us to come in Still young enough for no room available to have happiness paused ln anyway Times where fights were about claiming a crush & not about discovering infidelity & or betrayal When there was no such thing as "goodbyes" but only "see you laters" When moments were loved, felt & lived not captured, edited & posted Came to discover that when people say "family comes first" its not always about blood related relatives Because even those show you that they dont always love you but much rather hate you And it stings so bad to find out cruel **** that was sugar coated making you give respect to those who didn't even deserve it But time & wisdom do their magic dropping off masks on those who are the first ones to judge you Within the years you start to feel deeper meanings in familiar feelings You no longer want to just kiss someone but now be with someone Or maybe no longer want to be with only someone but with everyone Regardless, you'll do mistakes that will haunt you & test you, only it's up to you to choose to learn or to let it break you They'll be times when you'll forget how to laugh & become an expert in shaping different identities But you'll also discover different talents that you swore were not meant for you Remember life always keeps going, never ending, never waiting for you Love too much, laugh too much, cry too much, hurt too much & always, always live too much