The Girl

There once was a girl Who smiles so wide It makes you forget The darkness that lurks inside She seemed so happy So carefree and relaxed But her demons were waiting Were ready for attack They took her smile And stole her tears They stomped on her worth And relished in her fears This little girl With the mega watt smile No longer seemed happy After awhile Her smiles were broken Her heart battered and bruised Her pain in the open Her fears were their muse The beat her And bruised her Killed her inside But taught her To keep it Taught her to hide There now lives a girl Whose smile is distraught Her brilliance diminished Her happiness is lost She continues to think And dwells in it still Of what would have happened Had the demons been killed Would she still smile Would her brilliance be lost Would she keep living With less of a cost