Somewhere Between Now and Then

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Somewhere between now and then

My occasional soda became, monster energy drinks once a week

My three meals a day became "oh, I'm not hungry"

My straight hair became wavy

The blonde became dirty

My good grades became decent

My "happy-feelings-only" turned into a mess of actual emotions

My mask began to slip

Music became a way to drown out my thoughts, instead of just something to bring me joy

Theatre became my therapist instead of just a hobby

My loud, bubbly personality became harder and harder to put up

My "I don't care what anyone thinks" became "why doesn't everyone hate me?"

Another crack in my armor

Which used to be shiny and polished

It is now tarnished and covered in battle scars

My love of life became wanting to disappear

My love of people became pure disgust

My giving of love became available to only a select view

Somewhere between now and then I grew up

I realized the world isn't as good as it seems

People are cruel and hateful

And everything is never what it seems to be

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