I've never had anyone I could call mine
A person to hold all of my joy and sorrow
To hold me through it all and tell me I'll be fine
Whisper everything I need to hear and then some

Pick me up when I'm down
Hold out a hand
Claim me as theirs for the world to see
No hesitation or fear

It feels like the days are all passing by
Nothing but a blur of racing time
My age a growing number 
One I never thought I'd see

Who I thought I would be by now
Nothing but a child's dream
Chasing shadows that weren't there
While trying to find the light of day

My hands are sweating with nerves
Unsure of what to do at each turn
Realizing this is just where I am now
Nothing is ever certain here

Mountains rising all around
Marking a new landscape
Rocks tumble down from each side
Threaten to crush me with their weight

Everything looming larger and darker
Scarier than I imagined it
Even when I saw glimpses as a child
Nothing prepared me for this

No end to the endless experiences
Some good some bad
Always more than I can truly handle
Facing it all alone

No one can hear the sounds around me
The quiet pleas escaping my trembling lips
Asking for some sort guidance
Some kind of relief

I'm an adult in this world now
No longer a child
The number of years no longer small
I can't seek shelter from this

Facing it all head on is what is expected
Facing all the uncertainty in front of me
Seeing this through day in and day out
Making sure that I'm who I need to be

More effort than I imagined it to be
Taking care of everything life throws
Keeping everything in my grasp afloat
Weathering the storms and waves

No one told me this was what would come
Nothing prepared me to face all of this
Growing older tricking me in its own way
By stranding me in the middle of all of this.