I was young once
and full in the
wild fury and the rage of 
this world.
I was young once,
and the monsters
under my bed
became
me.
I was young once,
and I watched the lightning
and the storms
erupt out of
the earth
and the sky,
the chambers
between,
out of which
came madness.
I was young once.
I lost my home,
my paradise
to unfinished
angers.
I was
young once.