# Path.

Author: Mike Devrinski
Tags: Adventure, Clean, Coming Out, Poem, Poetry, Puberty, Real Life, Realistic, Rebellion, Relationships, Shy

One day, I was a child. Then I grew up.

As a child I didn't believe there were second chances  
Everything was done, to ensure I caused no wrong.  
High expectations from everyone; parents, teachers, students  
Risk stood by me, and we wandered down the path of conformance.  
  
One thought led to another  
and it all moved so quickly, so fast.  
A teenager: isolated, confused, betrayed of all he thought once true  
He ran down the path, the path of doubt.  
  
I thought again once more of what they had wanted,  
a stereotypical ideal, 'the dream life'.  
Until I realised that it wasn't about what they wanted.  
So I drew my own path, stood, and walked.

Source: https://sofurry.com/s/yndXd42n