22 years old

I'm still a mess

I'm 22 years old,

but I have an old soul

I grew up having to be strong.

You see, my mother is a soul soldier

at heart,

but she too sometimes fell apart

I'm sitting in a foreign country far from home,

helping 30 year old with burdens.

I never chose to be that person everyone goes to,

but I am

I am 22 years old,

struggling to find my soul

It went as far as writing poems

I'm 22 years old and I am angry at the world

for making me old,

but then again, I can't blame anyone

but myself see.

I chose to be a green tree

in a city of willows

It's hard not to get swallowed.

I am 22 years old and have an old soul

but never will I be shallow

Author's Note

Newbie, doing this purely for my sanity

Reviews

[Nisreen]

I know how this feels

all i can say
ten years from now
you will look at this so differently
growing up too fast makes you hold a great deal of empathy

having an old soul
is a step a way from wisdom
a treasure