Just a Kid

I sit in class, I play pretend, I laugh too loud, I text my friends. They say, "Grow up," but I never did— I’m just a kid. I make mistakes, I talk too fast, I dream of days that never last. They roll their eyes at what I did— I’m just a kid. I hide my tears, I bite my tongue, they say I'm weak if i try to run. Still, no one listens, no one did— I’m just a kid. The world moved on, but I stayed small, too young to rise, too old to fall. They took too much, they always did— I was just a kid.