There was a girl
She knew of a place
She could go to get away
She cared about people there
Her friends she had made
Even though they were older
They made her feel like she belonged
They didn’t make her feel sad
They made her happy
They helped her a lot
They boosted her self-esteem
They taught her a lot
They helped her to be herself
Be how she wanted
Be herself without rejection
She got along with them
Very well
She got to know them
She knew two people really well
A guy and a girl
The girl was like the sister
She always wished she had
Granted, she had a sister
But her sister put her down
Her sister made the girl feel miserable
She called her names
Like cow and hippo
But the girl from the place
Was awesome
She helped her
She encouraged her to do things
Things she wanted to do
But never had the courage to do them
Until they met
They guy was very nice
He had one thing
The girl had never really seen before
He had the smile of an angel
The smile he had
It made her believe
That anything was possible
It was like something
Something spectacular
Something crazy
Like…maybe he was an angel
Her guardian angel
A person sent from above
To help her through life
Help her figure things out
Maybe he was sent by the devil
To make her life complicated
To make her want things
Things she never wanted before
But these things………
Maybe she wanted them
For a very long time
But he helped bring it out in her
Another sign of an angel
His smile always did something
It always put a smile on her face
Seeing it made her happy
Thinking about it
It just makes her day
It makes her feel better
If she’s having a bad day
His smile is just………
Just so relaxing
For those two people
She feels she owes them a lot
For helping her
In ways that they don’t know
They wouldn’t think about
They couldn’t imagine them helping with
Signs of questioning
Would fill their faces
As if thinking
Thinking what did I do
How did I help her
She won’t explain
She’ll just give them something
Something they always give her
She’ll just give them
A smile
