when i was little i had a red balloon and teddy bear
when i was little i laughed like i worried about nothing,
my smile too much to bear
when i was a little older i thought about my life ahead
and the dreams and bridges that would burn everywhere my footsteps led
when i was a little old i broke my heart
and i attempted to make beautiful art
when i was older i mended my soul
my life was feeling a little full
when i was old i left feeling too much
while my heart beat stilled
before i was gone
i thought about when i was little
and what life was back then and how it felt like a riddle
i wasn't in the middle like before
i was at the end
and i smiled for i finished the race
so many others still had to face
-iris