Twenty Four Years

Twenty four years, that's not very long
Five years, that's even shorter
Five years of hurt
Five years of sadness
Five years of loneliness
Five years of betrayl
Five years of shame
Five years of fear
Those five years feel like an eternity...

One year...
One year of growth
One year of forgiveness
One year of hope
One year of strength
One year to erase all the pain...
One year is nothing...
But one year is an eternity.