16

When I was 16
I felt angry
I felt mean
I felt like being free

When I was 16
I was young
I was naïve
I never knew how bad things could be

When I was 16
You saw me
You wanted me
You took me

When I was 16
I always wanted to say
That I never wanted you
But by the time the words came out
I was seen as your property

When I was 16
You took me
The way I never wanted to be taken
Making a sweet girl
Very Tarte

When I was 16
I saw the world differently
Life lost colour
A future seemed bleak

When I was 16
I tried to walk away
Instead you said
You’re never allowed to leave me

When I was 16
I felt trapped
I felt scared
I wanted darkness
I wanted the end

When I was 16
I tried to end my life
I thought the answer was feeling nothing
So I tried to embrace darkness

Now that I am 22
I feel happy
I feel new
I now free

Now that I am 22
He saved a part of me
He always believed in me
He held me at my lowest

Now that I am 22
I understand people like you
Those who control
Those who destroy

Now that I am 22
I will never be taken
The way you took me

Now that I am 22
I fight a daily battle against the memories of you
And I will always remember 16