YOUNG ADULT Poem: Growing Up, by Bijan Khodadadi

Docile , malleable thoughts
Stir in the fog
Taking shape
from their sculptor

Gasping at the sight
Of self determination

They fear complete dissolution
As their foundation
Crumbles
Under new supervision

Endings are often beginnings
For opposing sides

A Death of external influence
A birth of autonomy
Thus the cycle continues
Accepting one’s own soul
With no imposed limitations