Once I had beauty.
Once I had youth.
There once was a time
When my heart was yet stained.

Broken and shattered
Like shards of glass.
They lay scattered
About the places I once knew.

Now what’s left of me
Remains hidden away,
Left to cut whoever
Dares to hold the key.

This face you once knew,
No longer the same.
This body,
A hollow shell.

To harbor the fear
Of a wretched old soul,
Wears on the mind
And numbness takes toll.

How we tend to drown
In countless memories.
May we find the strength
To swim ashore?

Once upon a time,
A flower was in bloom.
Now the winter season reigns,
And spring time, never more.