your close friends become strangers, lollipops turn into cigarettes, the innocent ones turn into sluts, homework goes in the trash, soda becomes vodka, kisses turn into sex. remember when getting high meant swinging on the playground?remember when protection meant wearing a helmet?remember when the worst thing you could get from boys were cooties?remeber when dads shoulders were the highest place on earth and mom was your hero? remember when your worst enemies were your siblings,when race issues were about who ran the fastest,and the only drug you knew was cough medicine,when wearing a skirt didn’t make you a slut, but the only thing that hurt you was skinned knees and the goodbyes only meant until tomorrow? remember when we couldn’t wait to grow up… … .