seven

being seven is being quiet

and tongue tied

and lied to

being seven is running in circles

drawing in lines

speaking in riddles

being seven is rotating through personalities

to split down the middle infinitely

to revisit certain parts of your character only when you can't hide them anymore

to be beaten into submission

to be floated and passed around by friends like a commodity

to know no security or stability

to be naive and overly curious and kind

to be seven is to no longer have identity

to be seven is to feel the weight of the world on your shoulders
 

to be seven is to have no confidence
 

to be seven is to never look like everyone else
 

to be seven is to regret picking up the fork and the plate
 

to be seven is to regret doing childhood wrong.