poem

Welcome Me, Adulthood

by Christina Cooper

Welcome me, Adulthood, I have ventured through childhood with all the wonders and dangers in it. I have placed my childhood fantasies aside, and picked up hopes of becoming who I want to be. Embrace me knowledge, I am ready to know more and add to what I know already. I have conquered my fear of the night, now I only fear of becoming nothing. I have stopped pretending to be what I thought I was going to be, and realized that I am only what I make of myself. I have come down from the land of make-believe, and I have found the strength to believe in me. So when I come upon you, open your arms, and welcome me, Adulthood, for I am headed your way. I chose this poem because it relates to my life at this very moment.  Many college students can probably relate, as they move from childhood into the real world, and have to let go of many old habits, and use what they know to create new ones.