no longer

i am no longer who i was when i was three. i am no longer who i was before the fire. i am no longer who i was before the flashbacks. the stupid fire. the fire that destroyed everything. the stupid fire. the fire that i can hardly think about. my heart shattered when the flames hugged my house. "it was just a fire" is what you might say. it's what you might say when you don't know the cause of it. i am no longer who i was, but i am who i am.