How to make Start and a pause menu?

This is an extremely basic version, so decorate it how you like @Parker

-- Pause Test

-- Use this function to perform your initial setup
function setup()
    paused = 0
    playing = 1
    state = paused
    m = "Tap to play"
    x,y = WIDTH/2,HEIGHT/2
end

-- This function gets called once every frame
function draw()
    background(255, 224, 0, 255)
    text(m,x,y)
    if state==paused then
        m = "Tap to play"
    else
        m = "Pause"
    end
end

function touched(t)
    if t.state==ENDED then
        if state==paused then
            state=playing
        else
            state=paused
        end
    end
end

@Parker - I’m curious. if you’ve been working on this app for 2 or 3 years, how can you still be a beginner? And why does it have to be finished by the 23rd? :-/

Me too.