You\'ve changed.
It\'s an uncanny phrase, I want to say.
I\'m told I\'ve changed but their tone\'s disappointed,
Like they thought who I was at thirteen is who I am now.
You\'ve changed.
They say it like I shouldn\'t have.
Like growth isn\'t an acceleration.
Like change isn\'t the outcome of all I\'ve done.
Yes, I changed.
And dear lord, I am proud.
Because evolution will always be good.
No, change isn\'t always loud.
They think it\'s not fair to younger me.
How do I tell them, she\'s whispering,
\'Please change, you promised me\'.
Change is her way of loving me.
You\'ve changed.
I smile at that phrase.
Hell, yeah. It took sweat and tears,
This growth is worth that pain.