Innocently beautiful whose enemy was time

Dear innocent old me,

   I went to the park today like we use to do, but it’s just so different without you. I swung on our swing with the rusty old chains. Do you remember? It’s the blue one, where we carved in our name.

It gets lonely at night without you here. Mommy and daddy are nowhere near. I’m not scared of the monsters under my bed, I’m more afraid of the ones who crawled into my head.

  
 I saw you today so innocent and sweet. I was looking through old photos of us on the beach. We were building a sand castle with daddy and mom. Those were the days when they got along. 

I can’t help but wonder why you left that day. Remember, it was the day I entered seventh grade. I walked into class thinking you were coming along, but when I turned around you were already gone. 

   
How could you, you thief! You left me alone. You took my happiness and bliss in the blink of an eye. You took the crayons, the books, the innocent looks. You took my bedtime stories, goodnight kisses, and my dreams simply died.

  I’m now the innocent girl in her maiden teens, who knows perfectly well what everything means.

  I ran into someone who I think you may know. Her name is adolescence she puts on a show. She’s not as nice as you but she’s still quite fun. We’ve been to dances, parties, but we’ve never gotten drunk.

Mom and dad still fight a lot of the time. Sometimes I can't even sleep at night. Maybe with you I was too young and naive to realize that mom and dad were never meant to be.

  I miss the bliss of being young. You were beautiful and innocent but it just wasn't enough.

R.I.P to my childhood dreams

Love always,
Grace