Nine years old
Wine glass shattered, right beside the tub
I was young and scared when I was was told
Mommy went to sleep last night and she never woke up

Ten years old
Daddy doing drugs, beer in his hand alcoholic you can see
Frightened by who he become he hit you ,knocked you put cold
Who would you be?

Eleven years old
Skinny as a stick, daddy never home, no food in the cupboards, starving every night
No water, No lights , Nights where it was cold
This isn't right, you have to fight

Twelve years old
Chairs thrown at you because you were different a bully target
Scared to come to school some days you got tired of being bold
No one to talk to , there was the pain behind it

Thirteen years old
Tired of living, suicide racing through your mind
Be strong, stand tall only a few obstacles in your road
God made you unique , you're one of a kind

Fourteen years old
Never look back, there is pain in the struggle
People have it worse I was told
A teenage girl with a lot to juggle

Fifteen years old
Success is my drive
Long nights where I cried, no longer will show
Never to live in my past, I rise, I will and DID survive

Sixteen years old
A strong teenage girl, never to believe I can't do it
I will put my mind to the task, until I am old
Because nothing with will break me down, I will never sit

Seventeen years old
Do you see what motivates me , a little pain , a little hurt, but it built me
The night I was told, cold, bold , stuck on the road, it doesn't show not even when I get old
The mysteries in my identity