When you are aged 18
Dear me, aged 12,
When you are aged eighteen
So much will have changed
When you are aged eighteen
Fear will no longer keep you chained
There's a reason why
You aren't like other girls
There's a reason why
Your hair falls into curls
There's a reason why
You can't get out of bed
There's a reason why
You hear those voices in your head
There's a reason why
You'd rather be alone
There's a reason why
Nothing feels like home
You have so many questions
I know, because I did
You have so many questions
I know because I do
When you grow up
You will still be afraid
When you grow up
You will still be encaged
But, my friend
It’s not over yet
There's so many things to see
It’s not over yet
It gets better every day
I promise that it does
It gets better every day
And I know that because
When you are aged eighteen
You’ll be stronger already
When you are aged eighteen
You will be clean already
When you are aged eighteen
There will be help on the way
When you are aged eighteen
You will want to see every day
I cannot say things will be great
When you are aged eighteen
I cannot say that we will make it
When you are aged eighteen
But I can say
When you are aged eighteen
There is so much more hope
When you are aged eighteen.
With respect,18 year old you