WHEN I WAS YOUNG

WHEN I WAS YOUNG

When I was young

I thought life was simple

I thought friends were loyal

I thought the house I drew

In colors was cheap

When I was young

I thought the heart with the red arrow was love

I thought that the biggest pain

Was the prick of the doctor’s needle

I thought that the worst thing I can lose

Was one of my teeth

When I was young

I thought the wealth is having

Enough money to buy a piece of candy

I thought that all love stories

Have happy endings

And that growing up

I’ll be happier

Yet growing up

It took me lots of blows

To understand that life is complicated

And that solving those knots

Requires a wise and conscious mind

Growing up

It took me a lot of time, patience

And constant work on myself

To know how to finally create

My own peace of mind … and happiness

Jakarta, 6 January 2022

Nani

Ref. Poem by Tina Rizk