I once believed that fairies were real

That work was easy

That play was hard

I once believed that I could sit

On the clouds

That I could sing the rain away

I once believed that time was slow

That life was boring

That speaking was unnecessary

I once believed that I would be a ballerina

Twirling in a white and black leotard

Bowing to a cheering crowd

I once believed that everyone was old

That there was no such thing as change

That I would be myself forever

That my jewel-embedded shirt would always be mine

I once believed that I could never be like them

That I could never think

Or breathe

Like they do

I once believed that the world was a coloring book

Where I could color in all the pages

Pink, Blue, and Purple

I once believed that there was no such thing as bad people

That there was no such thing as make-believe

I once believed that writing was confusing 

That literature was impossible to understand

I once believed that things would change

But today I realize

That it’s all the same

What I once believed

Is still right there