Then and Now

Then I was a child

Then times were wild

Then knowledge slipped past my understanding

Then I was in flight and afraid of landing

Because...

Then I was a different person from now

I hear it in my voice and see it in my body yet I still don't know how

Now I am far bigger than I was then

Yet I am smaller on the inside and my memories must comfort me again

Because...

Now I'm still young though not young enough

Now times are merciless and tough

Now happiness has slipped past my sight

Now I've landed and I fear flight

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