A Trail of Galaxies

Hidden Mask 🎭

I knew a young girl, who hid

behind a mask.

She always had a crooked smile.

Everyday pain and anguish spilled

from her eyes.

She laughed a little too hard.

Her insides wilted away, ever so

slowly.

She faded into an inky darkness.

Seasons went by and her heart turned

to ice.

Her thoughts resembled tornadoes.

Every night she battled her demons,

but they would win.

It was if waves crashed in and she

sank, unable to swim.

She breathed through black,

corrupted lungs.

Broken and bruised she let go on the

idea of hope.

The young girl's mask finally slipped

off.

She thought to herself

"I have had enough."

She cried all alone in her sanctuary.

Ready to give life up.

The sound of footsteps approaching

was heard..

Someone heard her cries.

She was not alone.

The young girl was embraced tightly.

It filled her insides with warmth and

melted her ice, cold heart.

After seasons of agony, she finally

spilled her heart out.

A weight was lifted off her shoulders.

She asked for what she was truly

afraid of.

Help.

Today she reflects back on her past

and sighed a relief that she had not

lost.

She fought through storm's and

tsunamis to get to where she was.

The young girl who was once hidden

behind a mask, could now smile and

live a life, worth while.