It's been a while.
Indeed it has,
But I've come stumbling back,
A person unlike her past.

I've gained a few friends,
and oddballs they are,
But I love them still,
No matter how bizarre.

You see, I'm different now.
A little brighter, bolder,
Taller, maybe,
And a little bit older.

But see here,
This heart,
Something they say can change,
Really has changed for a start.

A spring to my step,
Maybe a song in my throat,
A goal in mind,
And certainly no reason to gloat.

I'm not stronger,
Or faster,
Or even all that better.
But, one thing's for certain, I know I am better.

Since I've gained them,
These silly friends of mine,
I've begun to understand.
You see, I'm seeing now that they're blind.

God might have called me,
Will I ever know why?
But one thing I know,
Is that to think of Hell for them, makes me cry.

So maybe I've changed.
Maybe God's plan is beginning to work.
As I certainly have changed
Into a girl of a different sort.