The Girl She Used To Be

She used to walk down this path
Full of hatred and so much wrath
She used to fall and want to hide
Tug-of-war from side to side

She used to be hidden in this mask
Longing questions refused to ask
Hiding her true reflection
Not knowing her destined direction

She used to be this shy, little girl
Trying to fool the whole wide world
But she couldn't fool her heart
No, not from the start

She was torn, but never broken
Too afraid for those words to be spoken
The deadly four-letter word
It would all be slurred

Years crept by and faded away
This girl slowly went astray
But she was caught before it was too late
I guess you could say it was fate

Years have come and years have gone
No longer feeling withdrawn
They opened up her eyes
And she could finally rip off that disguise

She is now reassured
Her heart is now fully cured
Because of the gift she received
She is now determind and relieved

Goodbyes seem like forever
But she knows that they will never
Never grow apart
Because you two will always be in her heart

No Longer...

No longer was she scared
No longer was she unprepared
No longer was she hiding in a mask
No longer were there questioning unasked

No longer was she afraid to speak
No longer did she feel useless and weak
No longer did she have all those fears
No longer was her face covered with tears

No longer was she confused and broken
No longer were her words unspoken
No longer was her head down low
No longer did she not even know

No longer was she in disguise
No longer could you see the pain in her eyes
No longer did she have an empty path
No longer was she fillled with wrath

No longer was she in a hurry
No longer was her life so blurry
No longer was she afraid to fly
And no longer was she afraid to say goodbye