Sunday, November 18, 2012

History




I decided to fight
The year I turned fifteen

I learned how to backslide
The year I turned sixteen

Four words changed everything
The year I turned seventeen

I began to understand independence
The year I turned eighteen

Life began to unravel
The year I turned nineteen

I decided not to leave
The year I turned twenty

I lost my faith 
The year I turned twenty-one

I discovered what it meant to be brave
The year I turned twenty-two