Seventeen

Four days past seventeen
with the world in the palm of her hands
She thought her future was set in stone
but I guess God had other plans

　

With her eyes firmly shut and her heart open wide

she didnt even hold her breath

She just leapt and took the dive

Too restless for anything less

　

A myriad of endless summer days

early sunrises and river nights

A compilation of dreams to be savored

a vibrant well lived life

　

A promise to be untamed by any man

a yearning to forever be wild and free

She thought her future set in stone

but I guess God had other dreams

　

Four days past nineteen

with no sense of rule or boundary

searching for a life all her own

a life more than just ordinary

　

A promise to be untamed by any man

until he whispered its only butterflies

then her whole perception came crashing down

when she saw the world through his eyes

　

A myriad of endless adventures

a love untamed and free

She thought it would last forever

but I guess it wasnt meant to be

　

Four days past twenty

life isnt what it was

these days seem a bit colder

in a world on her own without love

　

She said someday she'd marry that boy

but I guess love just couldnt stay

She promised herself to only his touch

but she gave herself away

　

She cried herself to sleep that night

a part of her dead inside

Hoping this was all just a nightmare

begging God to bring him back to life

　

But the days went on without end

and her heart slowly turned to stone

That girl never did mend

but maybe she was better off alone

　

Four days past twenty one

and she thought she found a friend

She swore to never love anyone

but she went ahead and let him in

　

Convenience turned to love one day

and then love began to bloom with trust

but all that quickly faded away

as her soul began to rust

　

She swore she'd never let him hurt her again

as she hid the bruises on her face

She was quick to forgive and always back down

as he often reminded her of her place

　

She swore she couldnt feel a thing

but somehow she felt the rain

She swore it would always be like this

but God took away her pain

　

Four days past twenty seven

and she's not so sad anymore

she's letting go of all she knows

and holding on to the dreams she had before

　

With her heart a little healed and her eyes open wide

She never even held her breath

She just leapt and took the dive

Too restless for anything less

　

And she swears she'll never be tamed by anyone

living for that myriad of long lost dreams

Searching for a life all her own

on the verge of seventeen