Immediately turning into an grownup…hmmm
They mentioned, “Go to highschool.” “Good luck.” “Commencement.”
They mentioned, “That is the fitting option to be an excellent boy.”
So we adopted them…heads down, ft regular,
Gathering grades like stepping stones,
Imagine that the street leads someplace.
Then at some point, the cash stopped.
The identical hand that positioned the coin in our palm now rests within the lap of the proprietor of the physique.
I look ahead to it.
“You’ve got grown up already.”
“You need to rise up for your self.”
“You need to assist your loved ones.”
However how will you endure it?
When the bottom beneath you is altering?
How can I feed others?
When your abdomen sings a starvation music?
There’s a deadline for hire cost,
The fridge is empty, however
Nevertheless, the e-mail stays unread.
Your job utility shall be invalidated.
However the reply by no means comes.
And after they do,
It appears like laughter or mockery.
We apologize for the inconvenience, however…
So some individuals do what they should do.
Some be taught to sweeten their voices for males with full wallets.
Some be taught to be delicate, pliable, and submissive within the realm of the unspeakable.
As a substitute of paying hire,
We offer meals that you may get pleasure from with out having to rely your pennies.
Some sit in darkish, secret again rooms.
Stuffing unusual tablets that are not FDA authorized into small plastic luggage,
Move them into the fingers that do not ask questions.
Some individuals be part of the church,
Do not pray, do it.
Miracles promote, however starvation does not.
And when the elders noticed us,
They shook their heads;
And tweeting about misplaced values,
About how our era lacks persistence.
About how we like fast cash.
About morals which have gone unhealthy.
However they by no means ask “why?”
They by no means ask what number of nights we slept with our bellies growling.
They by no means ask the way it feels, realizing the world shouldn’t be designed for us to win.
We try!
However irrespective of how onerous I attempt, I can not pay the hire.
Regardless of how onerous you attempt, you may’t silence the owner’s knocks.
Even if you happen to attempt, the fridge will not be full.
So we be taught,
Too quick, too harsh,
That childhood was a fantasy
That love had circumstances,
that is what it means to be an grownup
In different phrases,
“You are alone!”
© APIORKOR 2025 (From the Gospel of the Adults, 2025)
