Looking back through the memories
Watching my younger self wishing to be older
"I'll be one of the adults, I'll be so cool"
Oh my dear younger self you're such a fool.
From sitting in sunshine for hours to living in dark room
Trying to find the happiness I left behind
Managing anxiety trying to calm my always running mind.
I wish I was eight years old again
Life is hard but I'll manage it somehow
I'm too young to be Eighteen now.
-Aditi Hayaran (Larkspur)