GROWING PAINS When you’re 15 you watch your dad die His best friend cries until his face turns purple
GROWING PAINS You come out to your mom at 19 She cries for three days and never brings it up again
GROWING PAINS At 24 your girlfriend grabs your wrists Screams in your face, “you’ve never been raped”, And doesn’t let you leave the room
GROWING PAINS There’s days you need to tackle Her, so she doesn’t run In front of trains
GROWING PAINS At 25, you leave her behind With a snap-crack, like a limb
GROWING PAINS A year later you learn you were abused But make excuses for it all the same