Growing Up

by Just Me
(California)

Growing up.
Your best friend becomes a stranger.
Lollipops turn into cigarettes.
Homework goes in the trash.
Detention becomes suspension.
Soda becomes vodka.
Undies turn into g-strings and boxers.
Kisses turn into sex.
Remember when getting high meant swinging on the playground?
When protection meant wearing a helmet?
When the worst things you could get from girls/boys were cooties?
Your worst enemies were your siblings.
Race issues were about who ran fastest.
War was only a card game.
The only drug you knew of was cough medicine.
Wearing a skirt didn't make you a slut.
The only things that hurt were skinned knees.
And goodbyes only meant until tomorrow?
And to think we all couldn't wait to grow up.