The Innocence I Dont Remember I long for a time I can hardly remember. but it's a time that I know once existed I wish I could close my eyes and go back-to the time before life got ugly and twisted I know there were moments I was sweetly oblivious. when I had not yet felt the sting of disrespect. A time when unrequited love wasn't a thing. and I did not even know the feeling of neglect. There was a time I was unfamiliar with pain. and my "no's" weren't mistaken for "yes." Take me back to when I wasn't afraid to sing or before my innocence was swallowed by darkness I'm sure I once held a laugh that carried joy-perhaps before trauma introduced itself. Before I was forced to carry the sins of others. I believe it was only then, I truly loved myself. I miss feeling loved. I'm sure back then I was. At some point, love was present- I guess it just drifted I close my eyes and pretend I can remember-my life before it got ugly and twisted I don't But I'm sure it existed.