Once Upon a Child
written by: Andrea Damic
@DamicAndrea
once upon a time
when i was a child,
i was invincible
once upon a time
when i was a child,
i believed in fairies and Santa
once upon a time
when i was a child,
i dreamt beautiful dreams
then one day
i stopped being invincible
i stopped believing in fairies and Santa
i dreamt nightmares
in that one day
i was robbed of my childhood
my home
my innocence
in that one day
when war started
i was forced to grow up, quickly
and put childish wants aside
in that one day
i became homeless
refugee
someone else
in that one day
convoy i was on,
departed
to the unknown
***
to this day i remember that one day,
it’s burned in my memory, like
an itch you can’t scratch
it’s a reminder that once upon a time
i was a child, invincible
i was a child, believing in unbelievable
i was a child, dreaming beautiful dreams
***
it’s a reminder that once upon a time
i was once upon a child
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