Twenty-Two

Life at 22.

Prompt: Write something with the number 22 as a domanant theme, topic, or idea in honor of WdC's 22nd birthday celebration.

Written for "The Whatever Contest." "The Whatever Contest -- Closed for Now" 
Word/Line Count: 22


I look behind,
And thought I would never get here.
Coloring led to drawing to graphic arts.
Twenty-two.

I look closer,
Quinceanera, Sweet Sixteen, Prom
Too old, too fast
Twenty-two

Now
It’s fun, driving, classes, college
Going places, sight-seeing
Twenty-two

Looking back
Held in set routines, child’s smiles
Yet never forgetting I had
Twenty-two

Wishing
I wasn’t so wild, so careless
Yet satisfied enough with life
Twenty-two

When you’re young, decisions come easy.
When you’re old, choices haunt you.