Mistaken Innocence

I remember when they looked at me like a normal child,
Hair of brown, eyes of blue, an attitude so mild.
I remember when they spoke to me and gave me a little chance,
They thought I was a sweet girl, they even watched me dance.
I remember when they accepted me for who they thought was me,
But now they finally realize, I’m not who they thought I’d be.
I remember when they only saw me from the outside,
I put rebellion and mutiny away, trying so much to hide.

But then the hours became so dark, they began to see right through,
The girl I had acted as, they see this life was so untrue.
They started to desert me, to ignore who was truly me,
Refusing to accept who I was born to be.
Secrets out, rumours formed, each worse than the last,
And I realized under this honesty, things were better in the past.
They used to accept me, but now they decline just that,
They see me as I really am, and that’s what they laugh at.

Now I know I shall never go back to acting simple and naïve,
Because they know who I am now, and it’s too late to leave.
I traded innocence for truth, it was easy but now so tough,
Because rebellion and youth do not mix, I have had enough.
But I’m not ready to crawl into my shell and hide away,
Because now it’s time to face my life, it’s time to see each day