1 + 1

i miss being a kid

when my biggest worry was memorizing multiplication

now everything is algebra and calculus

it’s finding the missing part of the equation

because having the answer doesn’t mean anything if

you don’t know how you got it

growing up is learning that one plus one

doesn’t always equal two

it’s coming to the realization that one plus one can

sometimes leave you with less than half

and you’re forced to

find other things to make you whole again

growing up is dreading change

cause somehow you’re the only one stuck in place

observing and recording

how friends slowly become strangers

calculating how long til the next one does the same

i really

miss being a kid

because back then,

everything added and subtracted

like it was supposed to.