the years are far too many
to validate my words and make
them seem any less insane
on paper than when they swirl
around inside my head,
so i’ll pretend the years that’ve passed
are actually only weeks
and the you that i remember
is the one that lives today
because when years go by
and people grow up,
they change
into something different.
they become closer
to their end person
when the changing finally stops.
i am scared your end person
is not the same person i remember
when we were both still growing.
i am scared your end person
and my end person
do not fit together
with the easy we once did.
i am scared our persons have grown apart
over the years that have passed us by.
we have changed too much
to fit together, anymore.
an irreversible truth
that has taken me years
to accept.
Jordan is a Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering major with a minor in psychology. Her dream job is to create prosthetics for children in under-developed countries. She has always loved to write and found her passion for writing poetry a couple of years ago during her year off from school due to health problems. She currently writes for Penn State’s newspaper, The Daily Collegian and published a book last year! She’s also a Public Relations THON captain and has had the opportunity to write the publications THON releases, including a blog they are implementing this year!