I was a child <br />Beguiled and fresh <br />Of innocents and new <br />Who played like many <br />With trust and hope <br />For the future that would be new <br />But unlike many <br />I broke in two <br />A rag doll in despair <br />And knew not of the <br />Wrong been done <br />To a child of one so young <br />Suppressed I learned <br />So young in life <br />Of what not to share <br />Love, life and Happiness <br />Were things to me not real <br />I walked around half dead half live <br />Thinking alas is this my life <br />And every day I cried in vain <br />Crying I want to take my life <br />But life for me continued <br />In suffering and pain <br />Never really sharing <br /> <br />All that I had gained <br />Life can take its ups and downs <br />For me more so the downs <br />But then I learned to look for hope <br />That carried me to higher ground <br />So from childhood to teenage years <br />To young adult I grew <br />With all those years of doubt and shame <br />Suppressed with in my pain <br />The burden I carried for so many years <br />Turned to hatred and pain <br />So for many years my anger <br />Took me through a life of pain <br />Of self doubt and helplessness <br />So I always hide my pain <br />You learn to live you bare the pain <br />Of all that life can give <br />Then grow into a women <br />That your burdens you bare alone <br />But now I stand before you <br />A women of today <br />Learning, Love, Life and Happiness <br />And this time for me it’s real <br />And with open arms I learn <br />To share my love once again <br />With all my family and Friends <br />I say thanks once again.<br /><br />Kaila George<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/growing-pains-12/
