There was a little girl in a small quiet town Wherever she went there was nary a frown The birds would sing, and the flowers would bloom Whenever she entered a room A kinder soul you'd never meet, full of grace and beauty Gentle, sweet, and pure she was always happy, never moody All the people loved her and cared for her like their own All life was good and there was peace in all their homes But then one fateful day her life was changed forever A terrible accident occurred that caused her old self to be severed And she, once beautiful and full of life and joy Now her beauty was marred and life as she had known was utterly destroyed The very same ones who once loved and cherished her in every way Were now the same who drove her away On the run, lost and alone, tired and afraid She wandered for many miles, many long nights and days Her heart turned cold and she grew hard and distant Now bitter and angry the hurt she felt was very persistent She became cruel to hide her deep pain But no matter what she did, the wound still remained Those she tried to get close to ran away in fright Alarmed by her nature and disgusted by her sight Thsi only made the whole thing worse growing in hatred and rage So, over time, there was hardly a trace of the sweet little girl from Bethphage
Chapter 1 of a story I'm writing primarily in verse. It started back in 2017. I've made some progress, but have been stalled for a while.