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Coming of Age
Driver’s licenses, speeding tickets, life in the fast lane
Full of responsibility, difficulty, and the possibility of being a little vain
It’s a time of puberty, discovery, and the future
A time for many heartbreaks that can only be cured with a suture
Sometimes when a mirror is your only friend
Right until the bitter end
But don’t be scared or hide
Because it’s only a matter of time for it all to subside
So when you look in the mirror and ask who you see
Is it in someone you can believe?
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My creative writing teacher gave us ten themes to choose from and one included "Coming of Age". I felt that I could connect with this theme in a personal way. I hope people take away that the poem is about finding yourself and accepting yourself as you are.