I Was 12

I was 12 when I saw an empty gaze

From a woman in my room

I was 12 when I saw a last note

Written on the back of my school book

I was 12 when I saw an endless crying

In the middle of the day when no one's at home

I was 12

When I went out to play

Looking for someone to say goodbye

I searched her everywhere and ended up seeing her in the kitchen

She hid something

I went out and locked the door 


I was 12

When I immediately returned home before playing

I searched my key and opened the door

I saw a knife on her hand 


I was 12 when I held a hand that held a knife

I did not know what happened but I said "don't do it"

My powerless self hugged her and keep the knife away from us

Suddenly tears fell down our faces

And the conversation faded in my memory

The knife fell down and a promise came out from her lips:

"I won't do it." 


I was 12 when I lied to my friends

They asked me why was I late

"I had to go to the toilet." 


My 12 self imagined a horrible event

A pool of red with no one live

If I didn't pull out my key and went back home at the right time 


I was too little to be understand

Took me almost a decade

To know exactly

What it feels. 


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