This woman by my side
I see her sadness deep
Her eyes filled with longing
secrets she softly keep

Her torment well hidden
masked by a fleeting smile
Yet within, a fragile child
weeps all the while.

In her presence, I feel her pain, so achingly clear
Like raindrops on the soul, her fears draw near

Her sorrow touches me
a single tear is shed
And I open my heart
to the anguish in which she's tread

This woman, so near
yet somehow far away
A glimmer of hope
like a star in the night's array

Though a stranger to the person I used to be,
This reflection is a reminder that I am still she