there is a girl I know
lost and wandering
she’s wandering for herself
she’s trapped, so trapped
in a body that’s dictated,
daily molded to be
the girl that everyone
wants her to be

this girl I know
still caged from herself
grows stronger with each passing day
she edures the pain
hides it with bitter numbness,
paints on a smile daily
holding out on hope that eventually
she’ll get to be the girl she wants to be

I’m that girl
I’ll overcome this enduring trial
society and people fail me
but I’ll overcome my fears
to become the woman I want to be
and I’ll look back at the little girl
to tell her that she’ll be okay
"just hold on to hope everyday"