I used to live great

I had the money

the fame

Loving parents

Fans that adored me

Now it’s more like

“what ever Happened to that kid?”

“Yeah that kid that her parents used to act”

“I hope she’s doing well after what happened”

“I heard she’s a bum now”

I think this is better

I didn’t need that life

I can live on my own

I can work on my music after work

More drive

I’m starting to like working for everything

I have a 3 bedroom house

A job welding making $40 an hour

What else do I need?

I miss my parents but at least I survived

That plane crash was truly devastating

I was home with the nanny

when I heard the news

But I didn’t get anything from them

They put all their money in Scientology

But now I think about it

Did they really love me?

That’s a deep question

After going to college

Perusing music

I am working so hard to get it right but

Now I think about it

I think that this life really is better

I know how it feels to do things on my own

People judge me for who I am

not who my parents were

I don’t really miss how I used to be

My parents left me nothing.

I have a partner of my own now

I adopted 2 kids and I can provide for them

I feel more capable now than ever

But how I used to be

will always remain a part of my history.