I grieve the loss of a little girl


swallowed up inside this world


fearing all that came her way


how she made it all those days?


hiding behind the darkest eyes


her innocence unrecognized


so when they told her she was bad


she proved them right & then was sad


she learned not to cower as they came


calling her stupid, a familiar name


she wept silently tucked inside her space


if only she could be erased


she fought the battle that raged within


solitude her closest friend


but now this little girl has grown


she's made it through dodging stones


obstacles they arise


still she hides behind the darkest eyes


but some days I reminisce on my past


only to look in the mirror to see


that little girl has become me.