Deep within an abandoned dream of faith and fulfillment
lies a restless spirit
who cannot sleep, yet dares not awaken
Fear of the agony-filled world just beyond her prison
forces her to remain sheltered
in the hidden sanctuary of her soul

Everything she yearns for
the warm embrace of love
now mere traces of memory
so long past yet tauntingly real

Everything she has learned
the terror and pain
she is certain awaits without
beyond the self constructed hull encasing her heart

The truth of reality
eternally cold and friendless
deeming her unfit
forever denying her the sanctuary of hope
compelling her to wander sightlessly through unpenetrable darkness
desperately alone
lost in the deafening fury of mere survival

Hungry and homeless
A tiny child lost
Society 's blind restlessness
serving only to nurture her sad existence
as midnight's dark light bleeds into the day


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