for the lost girl
she walks alone.
familiar faces surround her,
but yet she is filled
with an unavoidable sadness,
solitude so profound
that most days
she hardly realizes how lost she is.
she is told she is
wrong,
alien,
evil,
sinful.
the words come from those
closest to her,
the ones who are supposed to
love her,
protect her,
cherish her,
without any boundaries, come what may.
how is she expected to reconcile
what she knows is true
with what her loved ones have told her
since the very beginning?
how can she know
who to trust anymore?
she will find her faith.
she must.
it is crucial for her to see
that this world is one that she belongs in,
that this world is a place where she can live her life
however she wants.
however she is.
regardless of what others may say.
for now,
she walks alone.
but all paths come to an end
some day.