QUARTERBACK

Did you ever think that once in your life, all you want is to have a power to go back in time?? My answer is yes! How about you??

Lately, I am in pain I can’t deny that. That’s when it cross my mind if I could just go back where you don’t have any responsibilities at all.

Please bring me back during my high school days wherein I was surrounded with my friends that I used to call Palengsz. Those times that our problems were the exams and quizzes that need to be passed.  We just hang out, live the life we want to be and like we didn’t care what other people sees us, enjoy every moment with a strum of a guitar, sway of your body to dance, drink like there was no tomorrow, run like kids, eat like we didn’t care about our figure, fall in love with no commitment though, joined organizations and even cat fights with the younger ones. IN SHORT WE DIDN’T CARE AT ALL.

At our age now, you have responsibilities to comply with, problems that the only choice you have is to face it, and those broken that you can’t find any cure to heal.

'Lollipops turn into cigarettes, the innocent one turns into sluts, homework goes in the trash, detention becomes suspension, mobile phones are used in class. Soda becomes vodka, bikes becomes cars, kisses turn into sex. Remember when getting high meant swinging at the playground? When protection meant wearing helmet? When the worst things you could get from boys were cooties? Dad's shoulders were the highest place on earth and mum was your hero? Your worst enemies were your siblings. Race issues were about who ran the fastest. War was only a card game. And the only drug you knew was cough medicine. When wearing a skirt didn’t make you a slut. The most pain you felt was when you skinned your knees, and goodbyes only meant until tomorrow? And we couldn’t wait to grow up.'

Sometimes, looking back the past won't help you to grow up, but sometimes, looking back would help you to ease the pain that you are suffering. It can give smiles and reminisce how you became stupid and vulnerable to other things. Without those, you cannot achieve on what you are right now. Past will mold you as a better person.

Some people may leave but most of them will stay and worth to treasure.