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Sometimes I take a moment

all to myself

And pull out the diary

that I left on that shelf

It's been there for months

and it remembers everything

The times I was happy

and the times spent in pain

I open it up

and I read the first line

And I realize how much

things can change over time

And I'm taken back

to when I was just sixteen

Innocent and naive

and believing in everything

And it hurts me so much

to look back on those days

Because what once was vibrant

has now turned to gray

I guess life will do that

Though it seems so unfair

I used to be so hopeful

But now I'm just scared

And it's crazy to think

how much can change in a year

And how I changed with each page

Oh, it brings me to tears

Because life can make you hurt

and bruise, and bleed

And it can make you question

everything you once believed

And I wish I could go back

and warn that young girl

Of the horrors and tragedies

of a cold, cruel world

I'd tell her to keep her head up

even when life brings it down

I'd tell her that sometimes silence

is the most beautiful sound

And I'd tell her to wait

because love can blind us all

And that standing up may seem like the right thing

but sometimes it's best to take the fall

I'd show her that she's strong enough

to show the world who she is

And that if she remembers anything else

I hope she remembers this;

When everything starts to fall around you

Just take it day by day

And know that you're beautiful

No matter what they might say

So shoot for the stars

And never say never

Because being young is a gift

And nothing lasts forever

Not even friends

Not even love

But never lose faith

There's no telling what you'll become.