The songs I sung
Are locked inside my mind
Never to return
My childhood is lost to time
M innocence cowers from the hatred
That reigns supreme
I laugh when I want to cry
Afraid to show weakness
To the monster of the day
Stuck drawing pictures that represent my fears
Looking out the window
Wondering if anything is real
Waiting for the color to fade
Into dismal shades
Of what could only be true reality
Hidden in the darkness
I dream about the day
For when the times are right
And I can be that innocent child once more
And hatred is overturned by love