I love this.
I can definitely relate.
I especially like the “with the only friend who stayed true” line.
Great work!

Thanks! The first time I wrote this was years ago, always wanted to sit back down with it and I’m glad I did. Its where I got my pen name so I kinda had to.

You should have entered this in my pen-name explanation challenge. Hmm…maybe you weren’t around back then. But I think you might have won. It’s beautiful, very well structured. Written with a very interesting rhythm, almost rap-like. Flows really well! I have nothing negative to say.

Ah I’m not sure I was.
Hmm. It does have that kind of flow to it, I hadn’t looked at it that way before.

I remember when you sent me the original. Very vividly actually