Growing pains.....dying pains.

When did growing pains
become dying pains

when did that
youthful exuberance end
and the pretence begin

when did amazement 
at the small things cease
and the need become greed 

when did the driving force
become drudgery 

when did exhilaration 
become dread and awe

when did that bag of hopes
become a stinking bundle
of despised disappointments 

when did the expectation 
of a beautiful morning
become a fear of not waking up 

when did sweet dreams end
and one long nightmare begin

when did enjoyment cease

and become a future false hope

quickly fading.....