Don't ruin me

I hope age doesn't ruin my mind

And dilute it

So all that is left is nonsense. 

I hope my thoughts stay wild

And my ideas run rampant.

I hope age doesn't ruin my sense of wonder

And kill it

So all that is left is lifeless. 

I hope my veins pulse experience

And my eyes seek adventure.

I hope age doesn't ruin my soul

And pollute it

I hope my frequency stays high

and my energy radiates.

Because theres nothing more sad

than someone who allows age to change them. 

I have a lot of thoughts on this, so many that I'm not sure where to start. Basically I just don't want age to ruin me. I don't want it to turn me into a typical adult and there's nothing more frightening to me then the thought that it could. I am so confused how so many older people have such obscure ideas of what its like to be a kid when we all started out as one. And when someone tells me that I'll regret something when I'm older I truly believe, or want to believe, I won't. Because how can you regret something that once made you happy? A tattoo for instance, even if you don't particularly like it as you get older, how can you not look at it every day and smile due to the fact that it once made you smile. I don't think people generally see things this way. That something that once made you happy should always make you happy because it once made you happy. Does that make sense? And I guess this mindset doesn't apply to everything or everyone, but it's something to think about. And maybe it's just change that scares me. Bad change anyway. I just don't want to turn into someone I'd hate at this point in time. Because I see people who were once adventurous and carefree become so straight laced and serious. I know apart of it is maturing and growing up but it doesn't all have to be. You can mature without becoming the total opposite of who you were. Can't you?