My Last “Teen Year” – 27th Feb, 2004

a poem by Nandita Pai

A thought occurred to me,
Last night.
Hey! This is my last year,
As a teen.
Just one more year of fun,
Is that what it means.
A few months from now,
I would be two decades old!
The dawn of responsibilities,
I have been told.
A little saddened by the thought,
Of feeling ancient soon,
I sat down to rewind,
My life that has been.
I distinctly remember,
My thirteenth birthday.
Sweet sixteen came soon,
Followed by the day I turned major.
Yes, they have been great,
These seven years as teenager.
But now I have to move on,
As life takes me to the next stage.
Wait a minute.
My last ‘teen-year’ did I say??
Not true really,
Coz next I turn “Twentyteen” hey hey!!
It’s I, who has to decide,
If I want to have fun.
Be it teenage or later,
Fun, my life would be,
For now and forever.