Her mother bore her at a young age,
A simple, unforgiving mistake.
I felt pity for her but not as much
as I admired her.

She is beautiful,
And for some time I courted her heart.
But she left me there
leaving me open to the cold world.

They've changed her.
She is no longer the girl I fell in love with,
But one who continues the loop
Towards another mistake like her mother's.

I try to protect her.
To scare away the vultures,
but it is impossible
to scare them away from their newest prey.