In Full Bloom

At eighteen, youth should be passionate, bold, uninhibited, and unconventional.

So we want to break free, to fight back, to overturn everything, to leave.

Four years pass in twists and turns, and we return to where it all began.

What did we lose, and what did we gain?

What do we regret, and what are we glad for?

So we pull out every thorn and smooth away every rough edge.

So we learn to think.

We've hurt, cried, laughed, and made a scene,

but have no regrets and nothing to rue.

Whose youth doesn't hurt?

Whose youth isn't confused?

Whose youth isn't lonely?

Whose youth isn't wild?

Everyone's youth shines bright!

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