Shining Thru

Looking into her vacant eyes

Seeing the disappoint of her life

The pain and suffering trials

As the sun goes down the lights go out

Too hurt, dirty, and poor to get attention and help

Ignored as she sufferes in silence

You can see but don’t know how to approach

She pretends to read the book trying to gain an escape

Dreading the bus trip home but not as much as the arrival

The cold, dark, damp, and empty welcome that comes each day

Stomach rumbling as she closes the door

Going to bed under the thin ragged covers

Afraid to complain, and not knowing anything different

Living sad and lonely, dreams of breaking free

Reaching out with an encouraging smile, and gentle touch

You see her there but no plan of action

No right to intervene

No right to care, but can’t resist

The urge to hold and comfort someone so young yet so full of affliction

Not able to compare your own life of comfort to the one you see in front of you

So lost and lonely, with no link to everyone around her

Feeling the weight of her differences with no way to hid them

She remains in the back corner alone

A walk through the woods not able to see through the leaves

Trying to see the sun and the light

Stuck int he shadows and darkness

Just enough light to play tricks on your eyes

Seeing things that are wondering around in the mist of fiction and storybooks

Reality catching up with you when you turn the corner

Enclosed in darkness once again just when you thought you had reached the clearing

Not even light to see your foot path

Just the specs in tree tops

Nothing reaching the bottom of the woods

Nothing reaching the path you so desperately want to see

Looking but not seeing where you are headed

Hoping you will recognize something soon.

Sadness

Greyness

Dull light penetrates the gloom

Clouds enclose on clarity

Overwhelmed you sit down

Looking around to see nothing

Nothing but a haze

Nothing but a blurr

You blink but can’t focus

You rub your eyes to no avail

Only seeing a foot in front

a foot behind, all directions…nothing

The colors have disappeared

everything blends into dull and faded

No way to escape the haze