*halfway to dawn*

Back then i was YOUNG

so soft and vulnerable

very gentle and never harsh

always cheery and often prompt

so, i was loved with verve and heart

became treasured and was wanted much

not for once being abandoned

and never was anyone's exception

back then, i have grown

learned to make choices, searched for the pleasurable

felt the brilliance of love and to love as well

immersed in deep passion,engrossed in plotted happiness

failures then came and took part

lies and betrayals i have conceived

love became hate, passion was grounded

in myself i thought, i was never made to deserve those

but so i realized

crisis must be faced and wrongs should be forgiven

for life is such a beautiful and heavenly creation

and yet, im only halfway to dawn.

lesley P.