There once was a girl,
A sand-dusted pearl,
Sitting lonesome in the depths of the sea.
Couldn't quite fit in,
Thought her life was a sin,
Wept alone, while she thought, "Why me?"
Her life, such a mess,
Under way too much stress,
Her family not seeing her needs.
Wondering when it might end,
Father in and out again,
Triggering her meal down to the size of a pea.
So she fought some disorders,
Swimming through the tough waters,
Never to tell a soul what she might be.
Her scars and her bruises,
Always making excuses,
Only drinking a small cup of tea.
So she'd fight and she'd sleep,
To herself she would keep,
Until one day she wanted to leave.
Wanted life to be over,
From no one to borrow a shoulder,
So she collected her tears on her sleeve.
But she stayed super strong,
Then some friends came along,
Without knowing, they allowed her to breathe.
Her life coming together,
No longer needing a sweater,
Showed her arms off proud as can be.
Dropping hints to her friends,
Wanting to make amends,
But her past was as rough as the sea.
Dreams of telling her story,
Number of thoughts, more than forty,
But losing her friends was the worst that could be.
Having someone to talk to,
Makes life easier to go though,
And she can't take the risk that they see.
Living a life of prosper,
Getting rid of her monster,
She's getting farther than she could ever dream.
Her love of clichés,
Getting her through the days,
Through the clichés, the truth you can see.
One day she started to write,
An assignment with a bite,
Last minute, of course, it was seen.
There once was a girl,
A sand-dusted pearl,
Now shining with the others in the sea.
Living life on cloud nine,
Trying to forget the old time,
But every once in a while, there's a triggering memory.
Like this poem that she writes,
Starting cliché, out of spite,
But the end made her happy as can be.
So she sits and she reads,
Reminiscing on old needs,
Trying to keep remembrance of her old self plea.
Making a small mark on the world,
She is still a round pearl,
Still wondering just what she will be.
And the pearl starts to glow,
She's starting to know,
Just what a life there really is to see.