Then & Now

I was told

I was told that it was all normal
Lies, secrets, abuse, and name calling
I was told that it was supposed to be that way
Restrictions, pain, insecurities, and heart ache
I was told that this was love

And I thought

I thought that it was all normal
Lies, secrets, abuse, and name calling
I thought it was supposed to be that way
Restrictions, pain, insecurities, and heart ache
I thought that it was love

But then I realized

I realized that it was not normal
Lies, secrets, abuse, and name calling
I realized that it was not supposed to be that way
Restrictions, pain, insecurities, and heart ache
I realized that was not love

And then I was showed

He showed me what is normal
Truth, communication, affection, and nick names
He showed me how it’s supposed to feel
Freedom, happiness, trust, and butterflies
He showed me what love is