Words by Rachel Forbes
I wish that I could change
More than just my hair
To prove time has whittled me
Temporary colour can’t compare
Why do you get to be tall
And tower over me
When all my roots grow out
It’s my roots that you will see
And I know that something’s different
I see it in my eyes
I stare at all the pictures
I can’t relate even if I tried
But I wonder if you notice
The proof that I am me
Not who you’ve remembered
I promise now I’m pretty
Every heart contains
A memory that we share
Does your silver screen watch me
Or am I projecting what was there
Why do you get to forget
While I hold it over me
For your peaceful apple orchard
I sit and feel the gravity
And I know that something’s different
I see it in my eyes
I stare at all the pictures
Can’t relate even if I tried
But I wonder if you notice
The proof that I am me
Not who you’ve remembered
I promise now I’m pretty
I promise now I’m pretty
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