It was only yesterday
that I first was born
and I saw for myself
all the wonders of life.
It was only yesterday
that I sat on a bus
and I waved as I watched
all I knew pass me by.
It was only yesterday
that I made a new friend
and I laughed in a way
that was foreign and known.
It was only yesterday
that I fell hard in love
and I felt for myself
what it meant to be loved.
It was only yesterday
that I broke into tears
and I knew for myself
what it meant to be lost.
It was only yesterday
that I longed for the past
and I woke from my sleep
holding hands that weren’t there.
It was only yesterday
that I learned who I was
and I did for myself
what my fate had in store.
It was only yesterday
that I first wrote a book
and I heard for myself
voices calling me home.
It was only yesterday
that I looked in the glass
and I saw for myself
a true friend looking back.
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