When you’re 8
And the girl you love turns you down
You think
Wow
So this must be the end of the world
But you get over it
Because it’s not

When you’re 11 
And your mom passes
You cry and scream and think
This is the end of the world
And it is
But the earth’s still spinning
So it’s not

When you’re 14
And your dad’s been drinking
You get mad and start throwing punches
Because he’s your whole world now
And it can’t end like this
So he stops
And it doesn’t

When you’re 16
And your best friend gets bit
You throw yourself into research
He’s the north to your south
And your worlds are intertwined
So if his ends so does yours
But you won’t let it

And when you’re 16
You meet your whole world
And you don’t realize who he is
Until you’ve saved him
And you’re both shaking and cold
So you wait until he feels it too
Because your world hasn’t even started spinning