Your Heart Will Not Die

“Adults should know better”

Is this the word of a grown adult or an inner child?

The body ages but the mind stays still

In fear, in immaturity, in overwhelm

A grown adult would bully me

Having no coping mechanisms beyond a schoolyard

And I as an adult I would die inside

Having no coping mechanisms beyond a schoolyard

We all expect our wisdom to correspond to our appearance

But this expectation rarely comes true

We believe how someone looks

Instead of believing how they behave

We continually project our past onto our present

Unable to sit still in the present moment

Our hearts are at ten points of time at once

Never resting at where we are now

In Breakfast Club, a teenager says they don’t want to grow up because they fear their heart will die

But it already died long ago

And that is why she lived in fear

Just like the rest of us

Our maturity does not make our hearts die

Our immaturity keeps us imprisoned

We blame everyone else

While building the bars ourselves

Proud of our skill

That we thought would please the grown ups

It is okay to think for yourself

It is okay to determine that the grown ups are wrong

They are acting the same age you are

But you have the choice to grow up

Your heart will not die

But it will look different than before

And that is okay

Because sometimes unfamiliar can be the most beautiful thing

Childhood rarely lasts beyond a few years

But we keep playing with our toys

And saying what mommy and daddy want to hear

Our innocence is lost before we know what it is

And the pain ends those allegedly carefree years

Your inner child can be at peace

Knowing that an adult is growing wise

It is just them as if they are maturing

And becoming all that they are meant to be

Your heart will not die

But it will look different than before

And that is okay

Because sometimes unfamiliar can be the most beautiful thing

You’ve got this.

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