“i know now that this is how it works
you don’t get to keep everyone in your life forever
there are some people
that are just meant to be a sunrise for you
a light to pull you out of the darkness
there are friends, lovers, relationships
that are seasonal
and no matter how deep of a conversation you had
with that person at 2 am
no matter how much you shared your heart
even if you can still draw the lines of their smile
like the map of a too familiar road
in the back of your mind
there almost always comes a time
to move on
a time to let go
and regardless of the letting go
i just wanted you to know
you’re always going to feel
a little bit like home to me
no matter how temporary
it is still beautiful
that i got to call so many hearts my home”
I was thinking about how there’s no more tween idols or media anymore. like kids in the age of 11-14 being really obsessed with something marketed for them. we had miley cyrus, selena gomez, demi lovato, and the jonas brothers. there’s no tween pop music, no more songs about having fun with your friends or falling in love at the mall. everything that exists feels like content for adults. like I love doja cat but it is really weird to see 7 year olds singing along to “I heard from a friend of a friend that dick is a 10 out of 10” when I’m at work and the radio is on. like where is gen z’s “potential breakup song” or “dj got us falling in love” or “call me maybe”? then it hit me that “tween” doesn’t even exist anymore. right? like the internet has pressured pre-teens and teens to grow up fast, or at least try to look like it. it’s terrifying how the whole awkward phase has completely vanished. was everything like this when I was young or am I just out of touch?
ALT
