An old beat up picture

was clutched

between my fingers.

It was a picture of my biological parents.

They were young and happy.

They were beautiful.

I flipped it over

to see the smudged address scribbled

across the bottom.

And just underneath it,

I'm sorry

was written in messy handwriting.

Were they sorry

for giving me up?

I didn't know.

And every day

I would ask myself...

Should I do it?

Should I go?

But it was

years ago.

Maybe the address

was an accident.

I hope it wasn't an accident.

Shoving the picture back into my pocket,

I decided that it was time

for a new makeover.

If the Davidsons were going to play with fire,

then I'll breathe out

my own deadly flames.

After eating a pack of fruit snacks,

I made my way

to the closest shop.

Fate was on my side today.

The young man currently working

was ignorant to the news.

After purchasing my items,

I walked out with

a box of hair dye, scissors, and dark concealer.

With my long blonde hair

and paper white skin.

I knew I'd be easy to find.

But with short auburn hair

and a nice "tan",

I'd be more of a challenge.

And after dying and cutting my hair

in a public restroom by the train station,

I threw away all evidence.

Crystal blue eyes

gazed back

through the mirror.

This here was the new me.

And I'm sad to say,

I didn't like it at all.

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Dedicated to @cullen_s for being the most sweetest, caring person ever. =) You should really check out his page and follow him. He is truly wonderful; I could barely use words to describe him. ^.^

Edited on Apr. 9th, 2016