Amelia_v

My name is Amelia.  

I am 17 years old 

And I am afraid for my future. 

I am tired of old men 

Deciding how I will live,  

Determining the world in which 

I'm a poet, dreamer, fighter, runaway princess

In the body of a terrified girl growing into womanhood

And most of the time I hate it here

Trapped inside a glass box

I don't believe in good luck or a higher power

I try to tell myself,

Yet all I can do is scream.

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it takes strength to love,

people who have hurt you. 

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i'm trying to love myself,

before I let someone else love me.