Lost

There was a girl I used to know
the child was happy and free
she knew not of the world's woe
and enjoyed her life as it be

the child grew and the years took a toll
the girl began to lose her glow
she seemed to be less and less whole
and started to fade as she would grow

the girl was falling into a rut
and she could not find a way out
friendships she began to cut
and to be loved she lived without

she built up a strong wall
not easily broken
to possibly slow down the fall
and protect her heart, remain unspoken

she kept herself secluded
so the world might not know
they don't understand she concluded
so she never let it show

it is odd, don't you see: how things may be
when one loses faith as we may
a once happy girl, quite carefree
had slowly drifted away