Nine years old
Not yet a teen
Not quite independent
I couldn't stop the noises
I couldn't help the pain
Why can't I disappear
Why can't I leave
I need to breakout

All grown up
New family
New friends
New everything
The noises are still there, with diffeerent people
The pain won't stop for anything
I'm still in fear
I'm still crying
Down on the floor
Knealed by the bed
Begging God

Why don't things ever change
No matter where I go
In my teens now, yet still a helpless nine year old