There was a girl

who woke up

with a smile on her face

and looked in the mirror

she saw the picture

of innocence staring back

a body not scared/ by the cruelty of the world

eyes so bright you could see the sun

shine in them

There was a girl

who woke up

with a forced smile on her face

and looked in the mirror

she saw

the cracks in her innocence a single scar

caused by the cruelty of the world

eyes flickering with light

dim

like the flash of a lone firefly

There was a girl

who woke up

with a frown on her face

and didn’t look in the mirror

she knew the picture that would stare back

her innocence shattered

a web of scars

the results of the world’s cruelty

eyes streaming with tears

swirling with darkness

like that of a raging storm