LaRrY BeAr'S PoEmS

"Grown"
we never had to worry when we were little
of all the things that we could lose
anything from belongings and our loved ones
or the opportunities we didn't choose
Things were always fixable
and everything was drama-free
life was always better
because we were still too young to see
we were told anything can be possible
and never knew lives could break apart
we never understood unfairness
or the stopping of a beating heart
everything we knew when we were young
was limited by our age
as the years passed us by
our lives moved onto a different stage
stress, problems, and reality
are just a fraction of the things we go through
our parents can no longer shelter us
from what is harsh and also true
we were protected from the world
and there were certain things we didn't know
but each year of experience added
allowed us much more room to grow
sometimes it is better to stay a kid
and not be aware of what goes on
and be able to live in a flawless world
where nothing can go wrong
if i was aware of all the burden
and know all that i know
life would still be perfect
as long as i didn't grow