Marriage

I am a child.
I am only sixteen.
I am not yet an individual.
But I can still be married.

I cannot legally vote.
I cannot legally drink.
I am still in high school.
But I could legally marry.

My consent is limited
To people my age.
But if I had a spouse.
That would be subject to change.

I cannot make my own decisions.
I still need my parents' permisson.
If they thought it okay
I could be married today.

I'm considered a kid at the end of the day.
The law should unconditionally see me the same way.
My brain is still growing.
What makes marriage for me seem okay?