her soul aches
she has never felt this empty before
inside she carries a hurt so deep
yet she puts on a mask
pretending to be happy
when she is not
at all

she feels lost
lost for words
she does not know where to go
but she continues to walk
with the little strength she has inside her
to keep going on

she fights inside herself
why must i feel so gray like this she asks herself
but life is not always sunshine and rainbows
through the hurt
through the trials
through the suffering
we build endurance
and endurance builds character