Young Minds Poem by Eliza Pugh

The way you shout as if i'm in the wrong
The cruel lies I've been told over time
Sometimes i will question if i belong
It's like an impossible mountain climb

I know im not selfish for loving me
tried to help myself to escape this cage
I cant help but feel i want to be free
I wish i could start a new, a clean page

It was easier when i was naive
when the school days all felt like a lifetime
young minds are easy to mold and device
the pain you have caused is a vicious crime

but in the end i was just a small child
a child left to fight and survive the wild