You Don't Know Me Anymore

• Maddison O'leary, Grade 11
• Poetry
• 2012

I'm sorry to say this but I can't hold it in anymore;
But if you wanted the truth I have to tell you;
If you think I am lying;
Think Again…

I know that you haven't changed but I have;
I have changed;
I ain't your little girl anymore;
I ain't your little innocent angel anymore…

You used to know every secret of mine;
You used to know my every move;
You used to know everything about me;
You used to know me as your little girl…

I used to confide in you;
I used to feel safe around you;
I used to feel at home;
I used to think of you as my only family…

Now I'm getting older;
Now I'm moving on towards my future;
Now I'm feeling like the walls are falling in on me;
Now I'm feeling claustrophobic and depressed…

I wish I didn't have to say this;
But I won't lie to you;
I wish I didn't have to say this;
But You Don't Know Me Anymore!