They tell me to stay positive
To look up and look forward
Not to bring the darkness with me wherever I go
But do they know there was a time when I was only brightness
When I laughed when they beat me
Smirked when they teased me
Loved lying on the grass
Looking up at trees
Laughing in the park
Running away from bees
Yes, I was happy
When I was 3
And 5
And ten
Nothing got to me then
Not the screaming at night
Not the beatings and the fights
Not the men touching me there
Or being locked in with no air
Not the thing shoved down my throat
Or being left alone
In hospitals
And cars
In corridors
And in the dark
I cried
And forgot
I got up
And I ran
I laughed
And I played
And looked ahead
I was a fairy
A dancer
A poet
A world leader
On the stage
In front of the camera
I had horses
And princes
And sparkling lakes
The world was all mine
And I couldn’t wait!
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