I once was a kid <br />but now i am a teen <br />i used to love to laugh <br />and now i hardly smile <br /> <br />i once was a fighter <br />but now i am a lover <br />i will turn away a fight <br />unless you attack my heart <br /> <br />i once was a pup <br />but now i am a wolf <br />as i work to build my mind <br />i also work to build my strength <br /> <br />i once was a firey blaze <br />but now i am a cooling ember <br />i used to burn with hate <br />but now i burn with love <br /> <br />i once was an artist <br />but now i am a poet <br />i used to draw how i felt <br />but now i write how i feel<br /><br />Chris Clingman<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-once-was/
