Fairytales Are For Children

I was so proud of my maturity I wasn’t like the other kids my age They were children

I skipped the big kids table and sat with the adults You’re so mature for your age

I understood grown up things

The rent is due next week

Maybe if I’m good enough, I can take away their bad mood I don’t want anything, we need to save money

I’m afraid that my mother will die and I will have to take care of my family

I can take care of myself.

I don’t need to bother anyone with my problems

Who am I If I’m not fixing other’s problems

Who am I If I’m not taking care of others

But now I realize I want to be taken care of Tucked into bed Read a bedtime story And kissed good night Like the child I couldn’t be

- Kabi G