When I was nine:

I never noticed the world around me.

I never understood the adult jokes.

I never thought about high school or college.

I never freaked out about grades.

I never ate healthy and

I never cursed.

I never paid for things on my own.

I never thought about love.

I never was part of the “popular” group.

I never talked back to my parents.

I never cared about the adult subjects.

I never thought about my future.

I never wanted to go shopping.

I never wanted to express myself.

I never care about the clothes I wore.
And now I do it all.