Under The Stairs Of Youth

If I hadn't spent so much time
beneath those stairs
doing things I shouldn't have done
without a care
learning to smoke...so cool!
learning to swear
learning to kiss (and so much more)...so hot!
going nowhere
practicing the way I walked
bleaching my hair
reading things that I should not
wondering which affair
would make me the most popular
hiding from despair...
If I hadn't wasted so much time
beneath those stairs
squandering my youth
taking every dare
trying to be someone...else
I suppose I'd be anywhere
but here...

Lora Frikken ~ 3-19-05