There was a life

There was a life 

Before the one 

You see me live today 

A life you wouldn't 

Understand 

A world I can't convey 

You never knew 

The people who 

I used to call my friends 

When everybody 

Thought the here 

And now was 'til the end 

The things I used 

To do and be 

Are not who I became 

But every new 

Experience 

Shapes how you play the game 

So though my canvas 

Flecked with black 

May be imperfect art 

I ask you please 

Don't judge my past 

Please judge me by my heart.