You know the typical teenage girl

You know the typical teenage girl,
With the shattered cries and defeated pride?
Remember the broken hearts; the many secrets,
And the agonizing pain they try to hide?

It's funny how they're looked down upon;
How much they get yelled at for not letting go.
And what's even more amusing is that I do that now,
When I used to be one of those.

Those little girls with the made-up smiles,
Looking forward to nothing but a fairy tale demise.
Walking around hopeful, with such naivety,
Just to end up with a loved one to despise.

Broken down and tainted; unwilling to love again,
Staggering in agony and drowning in lost hope.
Trying so hard to find the path they've lost,
Attempting with all energy left to cope.

And though I still sit among lost memories,
I've open myself and done what those girls can't.
To slowly reveal the heart inside of me,
And accept the love of another man.