Poetry by Ynab

I liked it better

I liked it better
When I knew nothing.
I liked it better
When I was younger.
I liked it better
When I was brighter.
I liked it better
When I knew everything.

Tears are all I know
Tears are all I can show
On my new book of old shows
See I was keeping count,
But somethings are too old to remember
And others are too new to forget.

I liked it better
When the skies were bluer.
I liked it better
When my spirits were happier.
I liked it better
When my eyes were drier
And I liked it better
When I was coy about love.

Right now all I feel is dismay
Disgust
Distrust
And the air stinks of lies and deception.
I have discovered
The stench of betrayal
It smells like dead rats.

I liked it better
When the waters were bluer
I liked it better
when the clouds were brighter.
I liked it better
When things were clearer.

Twisters have left me hating
Fighters have left me bruising
Haters have left me bristling
And now I'm alone in the dark.

I liked it better
When my mind was less cluttered
I liked it better
when the only betrayal I knew was in soaps
And I liked it better
When I could get through a day without feeling sad
Because of all the heartbreak I have inside me.

I liked it better
When everything was different.
I liked it better
That way.