ChildSexualAbuseSurvivor

She was a girl.

She was a girl who loved life.
She was a girl who loved to color.
She was a girl who loved to read.
She was a girl who loved to dress up.

She was a girl who held a secret.
She was a girl who lived in fear.
She was a girl wise beyond her years.
She was a girl who knew Monsters were real.

She was a girl who loved to dance.
She was a girl who loved having friends.
She was a girl who wanted to be seen.
She was a girl who was never mean.

She was a girl full of shame.
She was a girl who knew hungers name.
She was a girl who knew something wasn’t right.
She was a girl who knew never to fight.

She was a girl who learned too early.
She was a girl who wondered why.
She was a girl who wanted to run away.
She was a girl who wanted to cry.

She was a girl who chose to be brave.
She was a girl who didn’t run away.
She was a girl who held on tight.
She was a girl who didn’t cry.

She was a girl.

Thank you for reading. Random thoughts when I can't sleep, which is very often. I sleep when the sun rises. Anyone else?