Now and then

We were hopeful once, strong-willed, determined. We thought we’d change the world, live out our lives the way we wanted, get what we wanted.

We feared no one.

We hated no one.

That innocence is dead.

The innocence of youth is gone.

Where once we loved flowers, they are now just beautiful vessels of sad memories.

Where once we sat and watched for hours a line of crabs crawl along the rocks by the sea, we are now cynical and angry at everything.

Where once we felt the world was ours, we can only sadly chuckle.

Where once we thought happiness, forever, was for us, it was taken away.

Where once we loved freely, fully and openly, we’re hesitant and scared.

Where once we feared nothing, we’re now easily bended.

Where once we thought we would have it all, only a shell remains.