Throwback to a Better Me
Adolescence
A turbulent time
New emotions
Fresh fears.
You say you know everything
But you think you know nothing
Wanting to stand out from the crowd
While trying to blend in.
How did we ever cope?
What if we never coped at all?
It started from one
Someone you knew all your life
You thought she was strong
Brave
Coping.
One by one
The dominoes fell
Till all the walls were red.
Like a virus it spread
Neighbours
Friends
The ones who welcomed it,
A toxic medicine
Decorated with flowers and hearts.
Then the doctor came along.
Her world got bigger
And her heart got shipped off
To everyone she touched.
With her limited powers
She lifted people up
But in doing so
Her feet dug
Deeper
Deeper
Into the ground
And her heart returned
Bruised, blackened and drained.
You can’t grow without pain.