The story of me

Seven Years

Once I was seven years old, my parents told me
"Be good and work hard, thus you'll be able to become whatever you want"
Once I was seven years old

It is a big world filled with people who wish you ill
But I was told to be brave and be the bigger person
To work hard and be the one who had a clear conscience
To remain loyal to my true friends
Who are still my friends

Once I was eleven years old
My sister was two and I would bring her into my bed at night
To keep the monsters at bay
Once I was eleven years old

A dream was to go to university
To study the history and language of the human species
To be an educator – to work with young people
To make them happy and feel good about themselves

Once I was twenty years old
My university studies were well under way
One of many dreams coming true 
Once I was twenty years old

Once I was twenty four years old
I was told I had cancer
The world fell apart
Once I was twenty four years old

I beat the cancer – I landed my dream job
The cancer returned
I kept working, living for seeing the smiles of my students, friends and family
Kept showing that the cancer would not win
I kept being brave and kept living my life – trying to be a good role model for my students, friends and family
To show that giving up on life and them not an option is

Little do they know; I am still battling cancer

Will I ever be thirty years old?
Will I ever find true love?
Will I ever become a mother
Will I ever be thirty years old?

There are so many things, I have not yet done
So many dreams remain unfulfilled
All the places I have not yet seen and been

Will I ever be sixty years old?
Will I ever be able to look back and be happy with what has been
Will I ever be able to play with a grandchild
Will I ever be sixty years old?

Once I was seven years old, my parents told me
"Be good and work hard, thus you'll be able to become whatever you want"
Once I was seven years old

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My version of the brilliant song "7 years" by the wonderfully talented fellow Dane, Lukas Graham.