thinking about growing even a little bit older

terrifies me beyond belief.

i want to stay right here, forever

because i have a fantastically beautiful life

full of hopes and promises and dreams

that have not yet been extinguished

with the weary drudgery that life so often seems to bring.

there are just so many things that i want to do

that seem to conflict with one another.

and i know i'm wasting my time thinking about them

instead of actually doing something.

but this is life, we must remember.