Past is past. Make the smile last.

It's funny how time passes by and when you look back on the days spent, you realize how much you've changed.
Maybe for the good, maybe for the baad.
Everytime you make this realisation,  you're going to feel lost because you've lost a part of yourself with that time.
The days gone are past. They are not coming back.
And the same can be said for what you used to be.
No matter how much you miss yourself, you can't go back to being that same girl.
You know why?
Because with time, you've learnt things and accepting those lessons is never going to be a bad thing.
If you don't trust anyone easily now, it's good.
Because 9 out of 10 of the people don't even deserve it.
If you don't show your emotions, it's good because last time you did, it really hurt.
My point is, don't keep crying over the changes you've undergone.
At the end of the day, you're this new strong, smart girl who's learnt all that she saw.
So head's up princess. Keep your chin down, smile at the camera,  and make sure those eyes shine.
And this time, it should not be because of the tears. :')

Barren.

She thought of all the lullabies she would never sing, 
as she idly kicked the empty swing.
She reminisced about the aeroplane noises she'd never make,
and all the precautions she would never be told to take. 
She felt a shuddering cold,
As she thought of the parental role into which she'd never mould.
Discarded onesies lie wasted in the room,
Damp with tears, enveloped in gloom.
She sobbed as she thought of all the stories she would never tell,
Just because she let her guard down once, and down she fell.