"Everything you cannot see"

The day she was born
you looked down at her with misty eyes
counting her fingers and toes
tears of joy slid down your cheeks.
gently kissing her as she slept
you promised to keep her safe
from any harm life may bring,
don't you remember?
You brought her home and the years began to fly
your little girl is the happiest any one has seen
so full of pride and love you hold her close
never wanting to let go each day you gave her
millions of hugs and tons of kisses.
the first at her side when she cried
you dried every tear with
millions of hugs and tons of kisses
Now a young woman
one would never believe
she was the happiest anyone
had ever seen. her eyes once so bright
now dark and cold she sits alone
trying to forget all that life has given her through the years
seeking shelter in anger and hate, pushing everyone away
just so they won't see the tears she cries behind closed doors.
longing for your millions of hugs and tons of kisses
Watching silently as you hug the others
telling herself she is too old to care
about such foolish things
but if you took the time you could see the truth
inside she is still your little girl
crying silently for your millions of hugs
and tons of kisses.

You wonder why she has changed
growing more bitter with time
it is you who seems to have forgotten
the promise made all those years ago
instead of protecting her from the pain
it is you who has caused it. Don't you see?
she feels like nothing, just a living mistake
your millions of hugs and tons of kisses
nothing more than a distant memory
she scarcely remembers the days
when she was not "crazy"
she was just your little girl
basking in the warmth of
her mothers millions of hugs
and tons of kisses