somewhere between then and now,
sad tears turned to glimmering eyes,
night outs became night ins & tea,
my midnights switched to afternoons,
nightmares changed into sleep lullaby
somewhere between then and now,
concealers became once in awhile,
brown hair turned black,
my skin became my confidence,
validations turned to affirmations
somewhere between then and now,
my blacks turned into whites,
my thoughts became my poems,
my hues turned brighter,
figments of my imagination became my new reality,
somewhere between then and now,
i will be happier
