Because of you


You are so near yet so far away
And it is strange how my mind refuses to give you up
There was a start and lot of ends
But somehow we kept moving on
I did know from the start that you were not supposed to be mine
However, over some things we don't have any control of
My life has moved  on and I am not 17 anymore
But for you I will always remain a 17 year old
Thank you for making me the woman who may cry at small things but who will not stop
My hatred towards you fuels my ambition as I struggle every day to survive
Yes i want to succeed and because of that I am here
The second reason why I don't feel going home is  you

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