When I was a small child

Everything was so carefree,

I never would've pictured my life now

So weighted and unfree.

Back then my parents and I never fought

I played from dawn to dusk,

But now that many years have passed

I am only a simple husk.

The best friends I had left me

And others were so mean,

They were finally taking off their masks

Finally coming clean.

I was left in the dust

Holding onto things that didn't matter,

I didn't want to grow up

And the world I knew shattered.

But that's all okay now

I figured out who I want to be,

Even if I'm a child at heart

I never not want to be me.