I am going down memory lane
I see pictures of her smiling
But none of her laughing
Do you remember her laughter?
I page through her photos and she seems to be so far away
So far away from the world around her
I wish I  could remember more
But I remember her looking out for everyone but herself
And tried to become whatever she needed to be
She cried when the lights went off
But smiled when the lights went up
You could see all the brokeness even with a smile on
She was quite guarded by walls around her heart
Walls she put up one brick after another
One rejection led to one brick up
One broken heart led to one brick up
Now and again I saw her kicking a few bricks
I  would see her opening up
Another rejection would hit her
She would close up again
Where is she?
Did she ever heal?
Did she ever open?
Did she ever learn to love?
Let me know if you see her
I would like to know how she is doing
I would like to know if she has overcome