Seventeen

I once had this dream
It was in a field filled with happiness
And joyful thoughts
Now I have these dreams
Where ghosts haunt me
With the actions that I’ve done
And it’s shocking to see
How much one can mess up their life
By the age of seventeen
Copyright © | Year Posted 2007

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