Youth // poem

I do not stop breathing

When you are bored of the eternal

Click and hiss of my breath 

You cannot shut this journal

I am not an ant

I can't carry twice my weight

When you ask I will not fetch

I will run straight through the gate

I am not a child

But I'm still scared inside

And although I may be strong

I am not strong in size

I am not electric

You cannot switch me off

I will buzz through my own life

With no extra added cost 

I am not invisible

I am relevant and tall

I know you cannot see me

But that doesn't mean I'm small

I do not stop running

Just because you want to walk

I will chase the sunset 

I can find my thought

I am a real person

Who's complex and quite confused

And although you might not like it

I'm happy in spite of you

//Jeani