​The Girl She Never Got To Be

Adventure that once sparkled in her eyes,

Now fades beneath the tears she cries.

A heart once filled with hope and pride,

Now washed away in sorrow’s tide.

The dreams of one so young and free,

Lie broken — scarred for eternity.

With shattered wings, she cannot fly,

Her whispered prayers still asking why.

A life she dreamed with a child’s mind,

Now gone from reach, left far behind.

A shell of who she swore she’d be,

Locked in chains where freedom flees.