A solemn memory washes over me,
An orphan girl alone and shattered.
Who longs for love but knows not what it means,
Hoping someone soon would come along and think she mattered.

Her trust is more than lacking,
A spirit broken at its seems.
She strives to learn to love again,
But returns with only shattered dreams.

She blames the world with grievance,
And looks to find the reason why.
She’s confined to this dark prison,
But all she longs to do is fly!

I remember
Who this girl was,
And the justice she sought,
And she longed to spread her wings,
Through those darkest days she fought.

And here I sit recounting
Those doleful years I spent alone.
But when I got adopted,
My outlook had most surely grown.

A new place in my heart formed
For those who love and don’t neglect.
My new family showed what love means,
For life I gained a new respect.

They rub my back at night time,
Express their love most every day,
But who I once was years ago,
Will never truly fade away.