Whispers of Struggle

I wish I could go back to being a kid,
When the worst kind of pain was scraping a knee when you slid.
When liking someone was just ‘cause they were fun,
Not overthinking if they’re really the one.

When babies just showed up out of the blue,
And love wasn’t something that messed with you.
When people were mean, but you’d just walk away,
Not overthink every word that they'd say.

When makeup was just for looking cool,
Not something you needed to fit in at school.
When you didn’t count calories in each thing you ate,
Scared of what people would think if you gained any weight.

When “best friends forever” actually stayed,
Not just a promise that later would fade.
When the biggest of secrets were crushes, not fears,
And growing up didn’t mean drowning in tears.