~~I'm no Child~~

Though the years I've lived are so few

I lived for longer than one might know

Done more than many would guess

And the scars I accumulated outnumber my years

I'm going to get over it though

I want to get to a point where all my agony

Matters not

And my story doesn't need to be told

I don't think I'll be there for a while

For now, my past haunts me

A shadow blacker than my own

A scar on pale skin

One day, perhaps, I will laugh

And soar free from the things I hate

But that day will not be soon

I wish it could come sooner.....

Scars accumulate

Innocence is stolen

Tears fall

Life continues

The world cannot be stopped

It's useless to regret

It's useless to remember the things that hurt us

For more things will come

But, life is worth it

Life is beautiful

Life is hell

But life is what we make it

I'm no child, not any more

Innocence lost cannot be regained

Scars cannot disappear

Shame cannot turn to pride

Perhaps one day I will forget

As I have already forgotten

But.....Maybe.....

Maybe.....I'll never change.....