I’m not 18
I don’t have children
I don’t pay bills
Does that mean I don’t have the mind of an adult
Am I not capable of the same things as you
I wake up everyday
Take the same road
Go to work
Is it not the lifestyle but the experience
Teach me
Inform me
Educate me
Don’t shut me down
Internal struggles mature me
Personal reflection ages me
Observations from the outside and the inside expose me
Yes, I’m a minor
No, I am not a child
Yes, I need guidance
No, I don’t need to be spoon fed
Yes, I am a teen
And, yes, I am independent
Dasia Evertsz is a 17-year-old girl who enjoys singing.
