Childhood Lies by Raven

His pretty eyes as green as mine
Yet cold eyes have never shined
And his… his were like a blizzard
His actions were so horribly bitter
Yet seemed so incredibly sweet
So much so that I was easily deceived 

He held me in his arms when I was sad
He held me in his arms when I was happy
He held me in his arms whenever I needed it
He held me in his arms to remind me I was loved
He held me in his arms when I was so alone.

Yet he never said, “I love you,” and he never stood up for me.
Because you see, he was simply luring me.
Acting as if I were like a dog…
That since I didn’t know it was wrong
I was like a dog that loves and trusts blindly.
And will simply lay there ever so idly
As he takes advantage of someone who used to be innocent
Like leaving a flower out to wilt

As a child you don’t know better
You don’t understand how or why
You just always let things slide
Because it’s normal
Because it’s what they’ve always done
Because you don’t understand
And it’s sad to say that when asking for a hand
People won’t believe what you said is true

There’s a fine line between laughter and pain
There’s fine a line between comedy and tragedy
There’s a fine line between humor and hurt
And there’s a fine line between right and wrong
It’s almost beautifully black and white
But as child, it’s like a field of gray
The lines are blurry 
And sometimes instead of teaching you better
People step across those lines and touch you
In ways that they should have never touched you. 

And you’re the one who gets to live with the pain.

~ Raven 📖