The Girl She Tried To Hide

Broken underneath, worn and trembling, unnoticed all the while

For one to understand, meant to catch the slight of hand, that painted on her smile

'Cause she'd pretend to be, what you wanted to believe to forget the pain inside

Longing to be whole, she would sell her soul, to feel safe from time to time

So, on and on she went, and every day she spent, some piece she should have kept

Hiding there behind, the facade and the disguise, she could not disguard just yet

So, every day that passed, was always like the last, she often wondered why

Until she learned to see, that it was fine to be, the girl she tried to hide

'Cause lurking there unseen, had been her memories, and mistakes that she had made

But hidden deep inside, the truth denied the lie, that she should be ashamed

So, she learned to be ok, with just who she was today, and whom she'd always been

She opened up her eyes, she breathed for the first time, and the past became her friend

'Cause each tear that ever slipped, from eyelid to her chin, had somehow washed away

The pain that she had known, reveal the mercy she'd been shown, and taught her love along the way

And though she may never know, how she could ever go, from ashamed to finally free

She opened up her arms, she laid down all her guard, and embraced the mystery
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008


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Date: 3/21/2010 12:55:00 PM
Wonderful poem Brittney, beautifully written > a warm welcome to the Soup >> James
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Date: 9/8/2008 10:08:00 AM
I would like to welcome you to PoetrySoup Brittney . Please keep writing and posting your poetry. I enjoyed reading your poem today and hope to read more soon. Love, Carol
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Date: 8/27/2008 11:37:00 PM
This is excellent. I like the flow of the words and the message. Welcome to PoetrySoup. Great job! ~Joseph
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Date: 8/23/2008 6:25:00 PM
welcome to poetrysoup and this was a great piece you wrote very tender and warm.
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