Remember when we couldn't wait to grow up ?

As we grow up;  

your best friend becomes your worst enemy.  

lollipops turn into cigarettes. 

the innocent ones turn into sluts. home work goes in the trash.

cellphones are being used in class. detention becomes suspension. 

soda becomes vodka. kisses turn into sex. 

remember 

when getting high meant swinging on the playground? 

when protection meant wearing a helmet? 

when the worst things you could get from boys were cooties? 

papa's shoulders were the highest place on earth and mama was your hero? 

your worst enemies were your siblings, 

race issues were about who ran the fastest. 

war was only a card game; the only drug you knew was cough medicine. 

wearing a skirt didn't make you a slut. 

the only things that hurt you were skinned knees and; 

goodbyes only meant until tomorrow? 

remember when we couldn't wait to grow up?

-written by: Cambria Fallon Santiago