Had I known what awaited me after 18, I probably would have jumped from a bridge at 10 just to save myself the trouble of puberty and high school.

Run or fight for all your might,
Hush the creatures of the night.
Spare us not this dreadful light,
We shall hide ourselves from sight.
Stay the while, but for your crime,
At death knell’s chime,
We will claim your soul in time.