As A GIrl

this is about me i run and run but how far is to far gone

you know as a girl they said to beware of the boys

said one day they will try to steal your heart

as a girl i didn't see why that would be a bad thing

as a girl i remember watching prince charming and believing

one day my prince would come and rescue me

as a girl i remember believing things would be okay

mom and dad would stop fighting one day

and everything would settle down

my father would stop sleeping around

and mom would be able to forgive him

as a girl i believed being unique was a wonderful thing

that i had talent

and no one could hurt me

but as i grew up

things slowly changed

i found out boys play with your heart

to touch your body

that they whisper lies in your ears

to get you to follow them to bed

that they may seem sweet and kind

but many will run over your heart

and leave you to pick up the broken parts

as i grew older i began to understand

my moms hatred towards my dad

he lied and cheated

laid hands on her

he threaten us

and everything we stood for

he took off every time they had a fight

to go sleep in some other woman bed that night

i learned that he wasn't honest nor kind

but actually rather cruel

the day he throw me out that door

was a eye opener for sure

and i learned that being different comes with a price

haters gonna hate

no matter how late the fight

A.J.Thomas