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# On The Verge
- URL: https://elacrain.com/writing/on-the-verge/
- Published: 2017-05-05T12:09:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-04T09:53:11.000Z
- Author: Ela Crain
- Tags: #writing, POEMS (SORT OF)

I'm on on the verge of forgetting  
what it’s like to be young. 

I remember having more beliefs than doubts,  
being untouched by scepticism,  
living for courage rather than escapism.

I remember trusting people to stay illogical,  
as if life was plainly intelligible,  
as if doors would open whenever I needed them.

And now… I’m on the verge of forgetting what it’s like to be young.

When did my own age devour me?  
How did I grow into someone so painfully comprehensible?  
When did I become someone even I can predict?