Unknown is scary

We live  
We die  
We're like butterflies  
Cocooned and protected for most of our lives  
 
Until one day adulthood sets us free  
Becoming of age sounds like a dream  
Being independent, being able to do  
Whatever you want  
Is what all of us imagined  
 
We never suspected the world would be one big cage  
"You can be whoever you want" is what adults used to tell us  
And we believed them so blindly because we weren't aware they were lying  
 
The world used to seem so big and bright  
Now it's just dull and empty  
Black, grey, and white  
Grayscale  
Grayscale is all we see with the adult gleam shining in our eyes  
 
"Dream big! You can do anything!"  
Those words were only traps in disguise  
Just empty promises  
 
If you knew back then what you know now  
how do you think your life would have started?  
With curious eyes and excited smiles?  
Or with hesitant steps and cautious glances?  
 
I bet you would be a lot different  
And way more scared  
Because the world is full of unknown things and that's scary as hell