Hope

A face hidden behind an invisible paper bag.
That’s all you ever saw.
A girl who had a lot to say,
But you only heard silence.

So she changed her image.
For you.
When she walked, she stumbled.
Her heart was weak,
But she kept going.
For you.

Then she realized,
You aren’t noticing.
A girl succumbed to torture,
For you.

You don’t control her.
Her tears have dried,
Her heart is strong.
And if you look in her eyes,
You see hope.
A fiery hope that burns strong,
And will never stop.