Crumple
The ground hits her...

Strong
Standing tall...

Everyone says
No one should have to handle it alone...

I wear a deep purple line around my neck
As a permanent reminder...

They stare at her entranced
Her every movement caught...

Defeated from the beginning
We were left behind where we had started...

You unpeel my layers slowly
Each one revealing something new and unexpected...

You never know what is lurking in the depths of a...
deep pools conceal many dangers...

With each new day
I blossom and forget...