How’d you get so tall?

What are they feeding you?

I remember when you were “this” tall

How’s the weather up there?     

That is what I hear from below

I stand awkwardly thinking

Is there any normal response?

Sometimes, wished I could cut some inches off my legs

Especially at night, when I’d fight with my blanket

Trying to stretch it, to cover my body head to toe

These nights always seemed to be a wrestling match  

I’d pull here, but it tugged there

Ending in an inevitable headache

I’ve never liked that blanket

It left me vulnerable to the monsters under my bed that try to attack my feet

Ah, the nights when I barely got sleep

I stressed in the mornings too

Trying to find pants that fit without flooding

Pulling each leg through the jeans

As if these weren't the same jeans I had a mental break down about the day before

So I just wore the same jeans from the day before

People would ask “Weren’t those the same jeans as yesterday?”

There’s something called a washer and a dryer!

I’d walk away annoyed

But aggravated because I’d ask the same thing

I wouldn't be mad at other people with things they said

This is my internal fight

With fact and opinion

Fact: I'm really tall

Opinion: it’s better to be small

It seemed like everything changed when I got a new blanket

I was sleeping more

And I was still growing

My body was maturing fast

And so was my mind

Being tall didn’t seem to bother me as much

Still too tall to play games like hide-n-seek

Too tall to fully fit in that picture

Too tall to be nice

But just the right size to get on any roller coaster

Just the right size to attract the ladies

And perfectly tall enough to get that thing on the top shelf for you

Only if you beg long enough for it

Not my fault you can't reach it

Sorry I'm not shorter than most girls

Sorry I'm not the one who gets overlooked because I'm small

I’m sorry people don’t think I'm younger because of my height

Lastly, I'm sorry you’re short

But it's not my problem so don’t take it out on me

Sorry if I come off aggressive

The weather up here just makes me this way