A Poetry Collection by Megan Foster

poetry collection by Megan Foster

The reflection in the mirror 

The reflection in the mirror doesn’t look the way it used to. 

Your hands can reach the faucet without your feet hanging inches above the floor.

The person you see in the mirror isn’t the person you saw before.

The rosy, red cheeks, the big, bright dreams and the fragile innocence you once possessed have frittered away. 

The natural blush has faded, those big outlandish dreams became realistic aspirations. 

The child-like perception of the world that you had, has become broken and battered. 

The child you once were only lives inside of you now. 

When and why

When did the evenings get quieter 

When did we stop going out to play

When did I grow up

Why aren’t things the same

Why are we always working 

Why are we always away

Why are things still changing 

When will they stop and stay

When did I become an adult 

When did the child in me hide away

When did life get so complicated 

Why am I stuck this way 

Why is everyone so tired 

Why is the world so vain 

Why are we here 

When will we ever know 

I don’t think I can say 

I can’t wait to grow up

I wake up and I make coffee

I get ready and I leave the house

I do my human responsibilities 

I come home

I go to bed 

I do it again 

I live as a functioning part of society

Fulfilling my basic needs

Doing my part 

I live

I breathe

I age

I do all the things I dreamt of

The adult things 

The parts they said to wait for

Driving 

Working 

Living

I should’ve waited longer

I should’ve cherished 

The little days 

The things 

The people 

The time 

I wish I could wait to grow up

To be an adult

To have responsibilities 

But I can’t 

And tomorrow 

I’ll wake up to do it again