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She Was the Girl With Million Worth of Dreams

She was a bright star from the start
brave and proud
had courage and grace
fierce
focused
very stubborn but never lost sight
she knew what
whom she wanted to be.

Made cautious choices in her life
no unnecessary play with the opposite side
gossip
jealous and games she let them sly
she keep her mind right
she knew what
whom she wanted to be.

Burn midnight oil with her studies
graduated first in her class
got a good job was okey for a start
a good man fine one for life
after years of ups and down
the puzzle finally had fit like
she knew what
whom she wanted to be.

An year down the line
she now questions and cry
it is fine but this is not quite like 
she knew 
whom she wanted to be.

She was almost the face of commercials
now her modelling is hanged dry.
the job pays the bill but she forgot that wasn't her career.
The book,always halfway,she is yet to deliver
Volunteer and charities work no long much in her mind
love life check but even has been with so much trials
Everything in her life is beneath what
she knew 
whom she wanted to be.

She had  glamour and style
fans who each day plied what is it or who she had worn.
Would research far and wide
always informed on what new winds blew
she used to dance and whirl
long journeys,adventures under the sun would fill her with bliss.
Now she stroll around in flats and faded jeans
from home to work work to home is the routine
Her scent and image okey.
Okey used to be mediocre and  not what
she knew
whom  she wanted to be.

she feels trapped she say
all her mission and visions are slowly on a vanish line
she withers each day more
suffocating in this box that's now her life
a plight not close to what
she knew
whom she wanted to be.

She wanted to soar higher than the skies
explore beyond borders and sanity
be more than most could ever be.
She was the girl with million worth of dreams
sadly she can no longer list the much
she knew
whom she wanted to be.

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