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Belinda
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since 2006-01-30
Posts 126
UK

0 posted 2007-12-25 06:35 AM



i listen to what you say,
but all i hear is lies,
a repeat of every argument,
and the child inside of me hides.

the very bravest part of me,
prepares to enter the battle,
i push aside emotions,
put away my blanket and rattle.

at five i was naive and young,
i believed all you said was true,
at nine i was beginning to learn,
the best way in which to restrain you.

by twelve i began to give up,
learned how to hide the tears,
by fourteen i was growing fast,
and so were my fears.

when i then hit fifteen,
a switch inside me went snap,
i started to rebel against you,
refused to take you crap.

now I'm here with my sixteen years,
I've learned i can't control the alcohol,
so I'll enjoy being a child now,
stop trying to play the parents role.

so eleven years down the line,
I'm still naieve and young,
I guess I'm more mature than most,
But you will never stop my fun.


Expect nothing, Prepare for anything.

© Copyright 2007 Belinda Black - All Rights Reserved
wolf girl
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since 2007-12-03
Posts 150
washington, US
1 posted 2007-12-25 03:59 PM


i loved it and i can relate. awsome write
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