I was once a coward, a naive little girl

A victim of hate and spite

Ten long years from that time now

I'm steadfast and upright

I was betrayed and cheated by those I called "friends"

Who left me sick and sore

Little did I know back then

That I'd be sick no more

I was pelted by life, with fire and hail

And not a sign in advance

Later on, as I learnt by then

To take a safer stance

I was once a coward, a naive little girl

But now I am no more

Those days of pain are in the past

And my past just walked out the door