She sits facing the corner; she’s trapped
A wall to her right, a wall to her left and
Behind her hurt, pain and deception
Nowhere to go
No place to hide
So she climbs inside herself
Seeking protection

She is here
Lost and alone
Drowning in the tears that stain her face
Her heart aches
She struggles to breathe
Every bone broken from this fall from Grace

Eyes that stare into the soul, burning through the heart
Ashes falling through her fingers, land on tainted soil
She sees that picket fence, and yearns to burn it down
Darkness falls and she surrenders to the night
Hanging, twisted, tangled in chains
Her body aches from years gone by
Yet thrives for the days still to come around