When You Reach The Age Of Majority

When you reach the age of Majority
Suddenly there is a tickertape parade
Fireworks
And the keys to your own clock
The safety net is gone
Mistakes are on you
No janitorial service
No one to swaddle you
Or ward off the demons

When you reach the age of Majority
You may kick up your heels
So happy the gig is on you
Your balloon has been un-tethered
Every day feels like a party
Until the bills
And the quiet room
And the coming up with a plan

When you reach the age of Majority
In the great arena
All ready their opera glasses
For- you are the main event
With cheers from your loved ones,
Especially the elders
You pray to not be shark bait
As the first opposing soldier
In warrior fashion
Confidently charges towards you.

When you reach the age of Majority
Do you really have to rush
So impatiently moving on
Pistons firing with a rapid idle
Can you get control of your mind
Before your body gets away
So you may gracefully romp
By assimilating, with gradual exposure
To this foreign place- adulthood
Just a turn of the corner from adolescence