Do you remember the early days
when you were really a mess?
You caused your friends and family
an awful lot of distress
You never thought at that difficult time
you could grow and make a change
You were far too ill to see it, then
Psychotic and very deranged
You’re now no longer the child that died
You’ve rid yourself of the pain
You’re now a responsible adult
Cut free from shackles and chains
You’ve now begun to make peace with yourself
Don’t have all that pain inside
You pulled yourself up by your bootlaces
and new guidelines you’ve applied
You know life won’t always be easy
We all have our trouble, our strife
So make the most of every day
Because you only get one life
Now here you are in your sixties
and you still have a future ahead
Leave behind those constant regrets
Live your life to the fullest instead.
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Essentially Ellie 