Once upon some other time...
When my life, was young and new.
I beheld this world, as a glorious place.
through bright green eyes I gazed through.

God, I was so full of life,
ready to explore, this beautiful world.
Not caring then, what the future held,
I was one happy, carefree little girl.

With each changing season, things started to fade.
The beauty was not there as before.
Impossible dreams recognized and replaced
with emptiness at my core.

My reason for being, began to plaque my mind.
I questioned this feeling inside.
What happened to that happy little girl ?
Why is it, now that she hides ?

Too many tears have dimmed my eyes.
Too many long nights spent alone.
Too many times I have been used.
And too many lies to condone.

Like a single blooming flower in the garden,
that has been trampled down by the weeds.
The beauty has faded, it can not thrive.
It won't live, for the lack of it's needs.

Like unto the flower am I.
What have I, left to glean ?
Unlike the flower, I'll live.
seeing the truth, through these eyes of green.