Growing Up

One day, I'll be a river joining the sea

But for now, I'm a stream falling off the hill

Let me carve my own path, let my spirit be

Before the vast ocean, deprives me of all my will

One day I'll be the winds that push the clouds

But for now, I'm the sweet fragrance of the roses

Let me bring smiles, that go unnoticed in crowds

Before your window of joy, forever closes

One day, my voice will be muzzled by society

But for now, I let my poetry flow steadily

Let them describe the world as I see

Before my thoughts are corrupted slowly

One day I'll be a man, with responsibilities up to my neck

But for now, I'm a boy, with a carefree attitude 

Let me live without a plan, shouting from the ship’s deck

Before I sell my soul, for a roof and some food.