Then, How?

When I was a child, I wasn’t allowed to pretend. My childhood was filled with self-defense mechanisms.

When I was a child I never fully closed my eyes. My childhood forced me to always be observant  of my parents. 

Now that I’m an adult, I feel like a kid again before the trauma. My adulthood hasn’t always been pleasant.

Now that I’m an adult, I can fully comprehend my past trauma. My adulthood has me loving life again.