From Shadows

I remember
From long ago
Bits and pieces
A life I’ve known
Steps and stairways
Christmases past
Memories from
This girl I’ve lost
Pageants, ribbons
Stories unfold
Who was this girl
I thought I was
Pretending still
That I was loved
This make-believe
World that I own
Goblins and ghosts
Leave me alone
One day maybe
What’s left behind
Tells my story
And let’s me find
This girl I knew
From shadows past
Freedom to be
Just who she was

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