Haunted By My Past Poem by Donna Saphier

Today I sat and thought of my past
It was very exciting, but I'm glad it didn't last
I had all sorts of things going on
I slept with some men, but couldn't name one
I was always cheating and messing around
I fell in love with every man I found
But now I feel pain and I'm so full of shame
I treated my life, like it was a game
I didn't care for no-one
I was selfish and mean
I would flirt with the men
Just to keep them keen
I would never go home
I would stay out all night
Boozing and partying, the occasional fight
I was quite cruel and ignorant too
But when you are young, you don't care, do you
I'm now full of guilt, and it's not very nice
And now I have found that I'm paying the price
It just goes to show, when you're young, you don't care
I know I'm not the only one out there
Please forgive me, I now know I was wrong
I just hope that I can move on and be strong
I'm not the same person that I used to be
I'm older, but live with the memory
I am a changed person, forget what I did
I'll just try to remember, I was only a kid.