Growth

 

I was 7 when we first met, you were 10

You played with the kids your age but I never minded

You only smiled at me

I was young.

 

I was 10 when we first held hands, you were 13

You held other kids your age too but I never minded

You only smiled at me

I was young.

 

I was 13 when we first kissed, you were 16

You kissed other girls your age too but I didn’t want to care

You only smiled at me.

I was young.

 

I was 16 on our first date, you were 19

You had a girlfriend then but you told me it didn’t matter

You gave me your beautiful smile

I was growing.

 

I was 19 when you took my virginity, you were 21

You wanted it and I always gave you everything you wanted

You gave me an ugly smile

I was growing.

 

I was 21 when you first hit me, you were 24

You didn’t like being questioned, I didn’t like being hit

You gave me an ugly smile

I wasn’t learning.

 

I was 24 when you first killed me, you were 27

You married the one you truly loved but locked my heart up

You gave me an ugly smile.

I wasn’t learning.

 

I was 27 when I first stabbed you, you were 30

You took my baby’s life, so I tried to take yours but you survived.

You gave me a vengeful smile

I had learned.

 

I was 30 when you died, you could’ve been 33

You were suffocated in your sleep, your wife was in jail

Your pleading eyes while I killed you never left my mind

But I had grown.