Dear little girl, so sad and blue.
Back then, you didn’t know what to do.
Your secret sat sunken in your core.
It festered like a swollen sore.
No wonder you failed to sail the skies, to soar.

They said you’re mad, but it’s not true,
For you had a grim grief no one knew.
Tears flowed inside your tired soul,
‘Til death became your only goal.
Your heart grew old as living took its toll.

Hope may seem too out of reach,
While victim of your elders’ breach,
But don’t give up, precious one.
Don’t make this your final run.
Someday you’ll find the sun.

Once freed from the children’s cage,
You’ll turn this crumbled page,
Ready for the world to unfurl,
No longer just a sullen girl,
You’ll discover life’s hidden pearls.

Today you sail the sordid seas.
Brave and bold you bring monsters to their knees.
Stronger now and in love with life.
You don’t back away from strife.
Who knows just where you’ll be
In the years we’re yet to see.