When you’re feeling down,
Turn a few pages
Of that tiny blue book
Run your fingers on the doodles
Laugh at the childish cursive writing
Giggle at your friend’s favorite song
Be amused by your ‘Fond memories’
Oh how naive you both were!
Turn back a page
Pause for a moment
Read the promises,
The secrets, the jokes,
The vows.
Turn two more pages
Learn about your 8th grade self
Kind, fun-loving
Caring, sweet
Helpful, nice
Loving, gentle
Did you smile?
Oh, I bet you did.
You smiled at the innocence
That believed in eternities
You smiled at the goodness
That exuded genuineness
You smiled at the loyalty
That sprang from love
And on that gloomy day
You felt happy again
For, you became 13 again.
You realised
Adjectives were easier to choose
Lines were easier to read
Compliments were easier to take
And happiness was easier to find.
You felt happy again
For, you didn’t read between lines,
Look for hidden agendas
Or search for ulterior motives.
You felt happy again
For in that moment
You became the child you were
And didn’t remain the adult you are.
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