Little girl
What happened to you
Where did you go
Why did you run
How badly are you scarred
Scared
I stand in the rain
Lost and alone
Bundled up,
Covered up,
Protected,
Yet the drops still land
Cold on my face,
Stinging
Burning,
Touching my skin
And driving deep inside
And I want to run
But my feet are rooted to the ground
I cannot run
I cannot flee
My soul strains to escape
And snaps back.
Promises
Mean nothing
Swears to love
that you are loved
To protect
That you are safe
To endure
That you are worth enduring
Mean nothing
Trust opens the way
For raindrops
For the cold sting
Of loss
Of betrayal
Of hope unfounded
Unsupported
Untenable.
Until one day
You find your heart spent
Your trust broken
Your faith worn thin
Your body thrown on the floor
Alone
And that person
Doesn’t see you
Doesn’t know you
And steps on
The last remnants
Of your love
And keeps on walking.
And I find myself
Broken
Alone
Absent of love
Shattered of faith
Memories locking themselves away
As I try to convince myself
To wake up tomorrow.
Because someone loves me
Someone, somewhere
If only
As a friend.
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