when.

when was it?

the first time i told my mom i was too mature to play with dolls

and stopped playing barbies with my sister?

when was it?

the first time my friends and i stopped playing hopscotch

and began sitting around talking about boys at lunch?

when was it?

the first time my friends excluded me for not looking "cool enough,"

and i started caring about the way i looked?

when was it?

the first time my mom asked me to play with my brother

and i didn't remember how?

when was it?

the last time i left a part of my childhood behind me

without even realizing it?

when did i start growing up so fast
and when will it stop?


(RL)