Blink, a poem by Rishi Patil

Blink by Rishi Patil 

You blink for a second

And you’re not a kid anymore

You stay up later

Unlike that little kid you once were

Accidentally falling asleep early on New Year’s Eve

You listen to songs with cuss words

Not Kidz Bop

You’re taller now

You are the same age and height as those kids you thought were cool

When you and your friends went to the park

But you don’t feel cool

You feel stupid

And behind

And that you aren’t like those older kids

Those kids who are probably in good colleges

You like going on walks

And you think more

More than just what’s for breakfast or what’s for dinner

You think about life

All the time

To the point where you wish you would stop

You love talking to your friends

But before doing anything but playing games with them was torture

And you can no longer keep track of time

You still think you’re a little kid

No older then twelve

And still not tall enough to reach the top of the doorframe

But you’re not

Blink again and you’ve graduated

Ready to leave your childhood behind

And do… something

Something you don’t really know