That was Me Then, This is Me Now

That was Me Then, This is Me Now

I didn’t notice how much I’d changed,
Until I saw how my old friends still act today,
And I remembered acting like that
Once.

Once upon a time,
There was a loud and crazy spaz
With a contagious snort, big green eyes,
And a sense of humor like no other.
Smiling, yawning, watering-eyed,
Friend-seeker, party-goer,
DP-guzzler, flirter, singer,
“Party shirt” wearer,
Crazy-hairer,
Jacket borrower
Cologne smeller.

Sax Player, Peer-tutor,
Sevie-Hider, careful guider,
Authority defier,
N-receiver
Fearless ninth grader.

Secret-keeper, silent listener,
Tear-catcher…
Cutting-stopper, life-saver,
Advice-giver,
Issue-resolver, peace-keeper,
Heart-breaker.

Poem-writer, Twix-eater,
Halo-player, Alien-slayer.

How I’ve changed in just a year!
So many things are different,
So much is still the same.
I’m still a life-saving, silent listening,
Secret-keeping, tear catching,
Authority defying, advice-giving, poem-writing,
Heart-breaking, friend-seeking, sax playing,
Green-eyed
Sophomore