She told you she was scarred by life’s betrayals
She begged you to listen
And not to say, “I understand”
Because you can’t..
And because you don’t.
She said sometimes she felt she was living in an abyss
And there was no way out.
Please don’t say, “I can identify”.
You’ve not walked in her shoes.
She told you everything you wanted to hear
Except what she really felt
Lest you began to judge her
Or whispered “She’s not normal.”
Kept still though you doubted her words
Her eyes spoke to you
“I’ll be fine. Let it go.”
The expert of self-deception
You spotted her skipping down a road
Filled with tomorrows and days ahead
But, years of impulsivity wore her down
No surprise, she disappointed.
Too many times she’s sought advice
“But they all read from “scripts”.
Maybe it’s ‘cause
she didn’t hear
What she wanted to
hear.
She’s found a
guide, who recovered
From her own hell,
and brought
concern for a
world outside herself.
Two steps forward, one step back.
‘Til forward wins the race.
Real friends, an
education, determination
Root for her as
she “Passes go’
And collect the
rewards well earned
Small steps pulled
her down
Small steps will
bring her up.
