IT'S BEEN A DECADE

Altered over the years

from the day I searched for the keys on a keyboard, 

to a day I type a page out of nowhere in a minute.

from a day what mattered was HighScore on the screen,

to a day I could code a game I haven't even seen.

from a day the only mate was just the fellow guy,

to a day where the worst pain is my girl's cry.

from the day a stanza took an hour to fight, 

to this day to be able to read a book o'er a night.

from a time when I knew none but dad n mom,

now they're the only ones I run away from.

from the day complaining to mom the slightest pain, 

into such a time when unexplained scars still remain.

from when lighting a match was nothing but fun, 

to a time a lighter has become a necessary one.

from a day a syringe brought me nightmares for a week,

to a day I've learnt to needle myself to hype on weed.