grow up, peter pan (a poem)

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Grow up, Peter Pan!

(A poem by Ananda)

Grow up, Peter Pan!
You can’t stay in Nev­er­land forever.
There will be a day when the dust rubs off;
you’ll hit the ground and look up at the stars;
you’ll sit and wonder, “Where did my life go?” 
‘Cause you’re no longer a Lost Boy,
just an old pi­rate creeper playing little boy games.

When you grow up, Peter Pan,
then I will show you what you’ve missed!
Be­cause someday, our little boy will be a man,
and on that day you’ll re­gret let­ting Wendy slip away.

Someday, you’ll see me fly over the rainbow
and you’ll see me soar high like a bird.
Someday, you’ll wake up with clouds above your head,
then see the mis­take you made was let­ting Wendy fade away.
All she ever wanted was to live hap­pily ever after
but you never loved her the way she loved you.

When you grow up, Peter Pan,
then I’ll show you what you’ve missed!
Be­cause I’ll shine like a star in the sky 
while you’ll pine be­cause you let Wendy slip away.

Don’t get me wrong, I do wish you the best.
But as you see, there are plenty of mer­maids in the sea.
When you grow up, Peter Pan,
the world will show you that there’s no one like Wendy,
who loved you de­spite all of your flaws.

Giving up on an end­less fight for your affection,
I’m sorry that I’m not sorry that I walked away.
Don’t worry about me—I’m still standing 
on the ashes as I rise like the phoenix.
Right be­fore your eyes, Wendy will dance away . . .

 

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FEA­TURED IMAGE: The image at the top of this page was cropped from this photo of the Faroe Is­lands. This was the lo­ca­tion used for Nev­er­land in the 2023 movie Peter Pan & Wendy. I found this image il­lus­trating the ar­ticle “Mag­ical 1 Hour Peter Pan Boat Tour to Nev­er­land” on the Guide to Faroe Is­lands web­site. To read more about these lovely is­lands, click here.


 

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