That Girl

I once knew a girl
Tormented by time and fate
'A walking paradox'
As people would debate
She was well equipped
With all the life lessons.
Yet everything seemed so lifeless about her
Other than her big eyes
That spoke volumes of unspoken words
And then there was the way she used to smile
A baffling emotion she always tried to hide
'Cause happiness seemed a half way trip
Across her lips
Never reaching her eyes
That only hinted at the violent storm
Going inside her heart
It didn't take long to find out
The long wall she'd built around herself
So that no one could see
What she was trying so hard to shield
She was terrified
Of the inevitables that could befall
If someone broke through that wall.
'Cause inside was remnants and pieces
Of the girl she once used to be
Or maybe that's who she really was.
Loving and breakable,
Caring and vulnerable.
A girl that wasn't afraid
To wish upon a star.
A girl that wanted to be cherished
And not forsaken
A girl who once believed
She was not mistaken
In hoping that her love would find
A way through the darkness
To the beautiful forever.
Even when her life wasn't kind
And the fate was cruel.
She deserved eternity of love
But instead
She ended up getting hurt
And broken down to the core.
She became oblivious
To all the feelings she once loved
So that she could avoid the feelings
That haunted her now.

That girl was stupid and naive
To believe so much in love
Love that eventually made her sad
Or maybe that girl was brave
Who loved someone with all her heart
And fought for that love
With everything she had.
That girl was not just an ordinary girl
She was a believer
And a dreamer
A girl with courage
A girl with faith
A girl who was fearless,
And reckless in her love
A girl who couldn't win the battle
But was a warrior nonetheless.

That's why I am waiting
Patiently waiting
For those walls to come down
For 'that girl' to come around
So that fifty years from now
I can proudly recount this story -
"I once knew a girl
And that girl was someone extraordinary..."