I Don't Want To

I don’t want to…

I don’t wanna write this poem,

But still here I am sitting at home writing this poem,

I didn’t wanna go to school,

But I did,

I didn’t wanna go to the deep end in the pool,

But I did,

I didn’t wanna say goodbye,

I didn’t wanna try,

I didn’t wanna take the training wheels off my bike,

I didn’t wanna go out and fly that kite,

But I did,

I didn’t wanna take that class,

I didn’t wanna mow the grass,

I didn’t wanna learn how to run fast,

But I did,

I didn’t wanna get my heart broken,

I didn’t wanna use my last token,

I didn’t wanna say I was jokin',

I didn’t wanna cry over grandpa but I was sulkin’,

I didn’t wanna pick that fight,

I didn’t wanna take the last bite,

I didn’t wanna get on that flight,

I didn’t wanna say goodnight,

But I did,

I didn’t wanna play little league,

I didn’t wanna step up and lead,

I didn’t wanna read,

I didn’t wanna plant the seed and let it grow,

But I did all this and more,

But I didn’t do it all just for me,

But for other people to see,

How great doing things you don’t wanna do,

Can make you be.

Ya know, like me.