in the grave

a little girl’s dream 
she gave up long ago
a woman’s lost hopes
her hollow heart copes


too afraid to believe
true love a false promise
easier to keep her guard
experience made her hard


broken pieces of her soul
given up for dead and gone
might-have-beens haunt her
while the what-was taunts her 


she denies the cold truth
she misses him, his kiss, his love
but she can never even say 
how he’s the one that got away


she’ll never get him back
he’s lost to her forever and always
and no man could ever replace him
at least the odds are slim


every morning she gathers herself
she puts the mask back in place
before she starts each day
she knows its the only way


second chances don’t exist 
time marches on in one direction
her only dream now is peace
until death gives her sweet release


when her heartbreak will end
where her tears will dry at last
she won’t have to be strong or brave
she’ll finally find comfort in the grave

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