The worst of her pain

Lies hidden away

In broken pieces 

She’s unable to grasp

So often she was told 

That her grief would pass

If she stood tall and strong

It couldn’t possibly last

Sadly she knows now 

That words evoke lies

Does she blame a voice

Should she even try

After so many tears

She’s perfected a mask 

To conceal a face

No longer recognized

Her reflection, a betrayal

Of a tortured soul

She counts the days

But sadly she knows

The time doesn’t always

Work as they say

Wounds don't heal

Quite, so easily

So many days

I’ve stared at this page

Searching for words

To help me explain

That I tried my best

To carry us through

The steepest mountains

On the darkest terrain

Trying to repel

What I couldn’t touch

A raging battle

An invisible fight

You, so young, so innocent

Never deserved

Nor could comprehend

That a shattered life

Would never

Be the same again

Each day quickly came

As we blindly ran

But there was no escaping

Fates awful plan

You may have thought

That I’d forgotten you

Or that you didn’t matter

In this life, so new

But you are 

What guided me

All those lonely nights

To find our future

You were the light 

With hope in your eyes

You gave me strength 

To never quit

And to remember why

With wounded wing

She attempts to fly

Against the wind

On the darkest of nights

Above a blanket

Of fresh fallen snow

Ascending alone, she begins

The long, cold journey home

Her scars remain deep

From the torrential storm

That cast her afar

Abandoned, lost

Weary, her wings tremble

To stay aflight

Until dawn finally emerges 

Among tranquil skies

Safe and secure 

Within the sun’s 

Warm golden rays

She begins her descent 

To a better place