***
I remember how
I used to be.
When life was
Such a great mystery.
I was a child,
Back then.
& I'd do anything
To be the same again.
You could see it
In my eyes,
So innocent &
Never told lies.
That curious look
Never left my face.
Which reflected
Much purity & grace.
I used to be
Fragile & delicate,
In need of someone
Ever so affectionate.
Back then, I
Was only eight
& never anxious
About my fate.
With a feverish
imagination,
Living to no one's
expectation.
Yet, at some point
Everything changed.
Suddenly I found
myself just caged.
Someone stole
My smile away
& I never got it
back till today.
It's gone just
Like the rest:The things that were
The very best.
Now a butterfly,
Dying for liberty.
Trying to escape
My doomed destiny.
Don't want to be
Imprisoned anymore
Set me free
Let me be
as before.
