Growing Up Poem by D. M. L. Catseye

I think I'm starting to grow up, now.
It happened all of a sudden.
I started drinking coffee,
And taking my Sunday's off,
I stopped buying useless junk online
And organized my Christmas shopping
It's December first and I'm almost done.

I must be a grown up now,
Because every time my sister visits
I hug her so I can smell her hair
And it reminds me of when
We shared a bathroom
And I would borrow her brush.

I must be a grown up because
My body aches from long hours,
I'm on my feet all day selling something.
I work fifty hours a week,
Yet I can't spare fifty dollars
For a better pair of work shoes.

I know I'm a grown up now.
I don't have to worry about my love.
We don't send messages all day,
And only see each other every few nights.
But I don't worry that he'll leave me,
Or find someone he wants more,
Like I used to think. Now I know.
Now that I'm grown, I know what love is
I know where to find it and keep it.
I'm never letting go of him,
If I can help it.