your frail fingers are
burning bright red.
your lanky legs cannot
move any further.
harsh beads of sweat are
pouring down your cheeks as they
cast their shadows;
i quickly subside.
your clouded muddy grey eyes refused to open;
my warm chocolate eyes are wide awake.
you ran out of an empty room;
i enter crowded parties with stride.
you let warm tears escape you all night;
i smile my pearly white teeth all day.
you hid inside your small, cramped room;
i can't help but go outside to socialize.
you couldn’t help but get attached to the unhealthy;
i add good people into my life daily.
you were easy to manipulate and control;
i know how to handle myself with pride.
you couldn’t stand up for yourself;
i will when it's necessary, i won’t be kind.
nevertheless, you and i are the same.
just one is from the past
and the other is in the present.
she was grey.
trapped.
she’s gone.
i’m a brown hue.
free.
i’m new.