Looking back on the past year, I have learned alot: [1] The facades people wear are complicated. People are fake and self-gratifying. Trust is a dying currency. [2]Love is not under your control. It chooses you; you have no say in the matter. [3] Friends are hard to come by. Taking them for granted is a death wish. [4] Life is fleeting. What little time we have can be taken without warning. Immaturity and sloth eat up the days. Time is a luxery we have little of; use it wisely and enjoy every moment. I feel older. Older than I truly am. Old in a mature way, not a tired way. I have matured alot over the past year. I have matured mentally: I am no longer able to hide behind a girlish mask-I know far too much. I have matured phisycally: I am a woman now, whether I like it or not. And I have matured emotionally: I can bend and not break. I have also been through alot. Heartache and joy. Being used and abused and clawing my way back. It made me strong. It taught me that I am not immune. I've grown up. ...When I hold you in my arms And I feel my finger on your trigger I know no one can do me no harm Because Happiness is a warm gun -Yes it is.