BEAUTIFUL GIRL

Her eyes the windows to her soul

Pulled up a seat; took in the view

But through the curtains of her mind

A vision of blue hue

Not what I’d expected

She wore a smile upon her face

Like a mask that blanked out all the light

A sadness it encased

The curtains slightly open

I peered further in to see

Exactly what was in her mind

What could her misery be

But there just past the drapes

With great surprise and shock

Was a weighted wall so heavy

The view it did now block

Couldn’t see what was past

Those beautiful big sad eyes

A myriad of brickwork

Cemented with pain and lies

This wall had been a barrier

The perfect place to hide

Her face was like a canvas

To hide the cracks inside

So I sat a little longer

Contemplated what to do

Knew I had to break these walls

Free her from the prison she knew

Staring deep into her soul

Gazing in those pools of blue

Mesmerized and taken

Fearing what may now ensue

But I forged past all her beauty

Past the painting so divine

And took a hammer to that wall

Knocked the bricks down; line by line

The blows made her mind shake

She now struggled to stand firm

Clung on to those bricks so hard

Her feelings made her squirm

She was scared to go and see

What this view may now expose

The walls were now destroyed

The threat it would now pose

Didn’t want to see inside

What had sat behind these walls

For years that had been hidden

Blocked off all her fears and flaws

I held my hand out to her

Hoped she’d do the same to me

So I could lead her through her thoughts

And see the inner beauty I did see

And as I led her through the maze

Of her inner soul and mind

Embraced her faults and insecurities

Played her life in slow rewind

Showed her how she’d reached this place

Helped her find her inner peace

Removed the rubble from her thoughts

So her feelings she’d release

After time and after patience

This beauty found her way

Knocking down those stubborn walls

That had kept her heart at bay

Now her eyes; the windows to her soul

Have such a different view

And through the curtains of her mind

A vision of all I knew

Just what I had expected

There was happiness inside

Such peace and inner beauty

And her smile she wore with pride .......