I saw the veil although the grown ups they deny

any such thing, they told me to simply trust and believe

because they knew best and of course I wanted nothing more

thank to throw myself into their arms, to be safe, to be protected,

to not have to make hard decisions, decisions I am conflicted about,

they look the other way, they don’t want to talk about it,

they pretend nothing is amiss and meanwhile I am shredding away,

thinner, more wane, more fatigue and the adults they tell me

this is just life, to move on, to accept it and that being rebellious is a phase.