I am that child…

I am the child who yearns, wishing for more

can’t help but dream

of what’s beyond her door

Set out on a mission

from reality to dreams

wishing it’s within her grasp

I am that child, I am…

I am that child

who lies awake at night 

hearing her parents bicker and fight

over things beyond her understanding

things she is still learning

I am that child, I am…

I am that child that looks to the sky, 

with tears in her eyes

wondering why…

How can her world change so fast?

Happiness forever a distant memory

I am that child, I am…

— by anntidote —

Date written: 2015

📸 Photograph: Brandie Robbins