these are the reckless years

the ones we swear we'll never do again

the ones we laugh at 'til we cry

the ones where we do all the things that scare us

the ones where our hearts stop beating 

the ones where our smiles are plastered for days to come

the ones filled with teen angst

the ones where our suburban towns never meet what we want, desire, crave

the ones where dreams were always possible and we swore we would get to someday

the ones where your broken heart keeps getting stitched back up and hope is restored once more

the ones with the dumb fights

the ones with the friendships that last and then break away but live on forever and always 

the ones we regret

for not doing all the things we should have;

the lost conversations and chances that were never taken

live for now

it will never come again

Ankita Bhat