Little Girl Rising

The lonliness of being this girl Her Innocense taken away She hides herself and her eyes Finds comfort in being shy Frightened of what she may see Knowing she will give away The secrets she holds deep Isolated by what she keeps Scared to let it be released Afraid of being alone to fight The worst of all is the night Powerless - exposed Unable to hide - Terrified Prying eyes hunting her down Piercing straight through Frozen like a statue - concrete She shuts down - emotionless Only strength can take her there Keep her from feeling Taking her to another space An escape - to another place Forced to grow up before her time Face the fear and take the strength inside She stands alone this time to fight Secrets revealed - preditor exposed She is just a girl finding her way Taking her stand fighting for her life Reclaiming her innocense to be a girl An experience that opened her eyes To the person she is inside The inner strength that she finds Keeping her safe from preditors disguise This is the story of one little girls rise