A Life to Defeat

A beautiful young girl 
So vibrant and sweet 
All harms in her life
She could defeat

She loved to laugh 
Even more to play 
Enjoyed by loved ones 
Each and everyday

With a sister and parents 
In a safe loving home 
To find a comforting place 
She need not roam

But then one day 
It happened so fast 
That fun-loving girl 
Was now in the past

He swooped on in 
He stole her pride 
He changed her life forever 
In just one stride

Her knight and savior 
Soon after took flight 
Her heart consumed by loss 
He was nowhere in sight

She brutalized and tormented 
She shattered their hearts 
She took what she could 
And left them for parts

Who was this stranger 
That lurked in their lives 
This demonic creature 
They now had to survive

In the still of the night 
They lie awake with dread 
Come tomorrow they ask 
Will their daughter be dead?

The tears, they flowed 
The pleas, they came 
To save herself 
To a life that’s tame

She thrashed, and she slashed 
As she fought with might 
She made them wrong 
Because she wasn’t right

As decades went on 
Conditions got worse 
A life full of drugs 
A life with a curse

No longer just her 
A lone life to take 
She was now a mother 
More lives were at stake

With a damaged heart 
And low self-worth 
She fell for a man 
Whose hell would unearth

With this girl as his prey 
His anger would fester 
He tore her down 
He forced her sequester

By her throat 
He held her high 
Five words he spoke 
“you now have to die”

With a narrow escape 
Her life had been spared 
Her head in a frenzy 
Reality impaired

Withered, beaten 
Broken and bruised 
A shattered heart 
A mind confused

She fell even deeper 
Her mind constantly drugged 
And in her wake 
Innocent lives had been mugged

A hole in her heart 
Her mom had to face 
The question of how 
Her daughter got to this place

She had to act fast 
And made up her mind 
She advised the authorities 
Of what they would find

It was that moment 
Enough was enough 
She had to get out 
She had to be tough

Alone again 
A life she had failed 
She asked for help 
Off the train that derailed

Please mom don’t cry 
And dad don’t fear 
For this wretched life 
The end is near

Before her mind could change 
She eagerly packed 
Leaving treachery behind her 
And never looked back

She yearned to go home 
And desperation took feed 
“to what” someone asked 
To nothing indeed

She sucked in her lip 
And puffed out her chest 
She decided to stay 
As it was for the best

As the months carried on 
She dug deep within 
And looked at her life 
Full of unforgivable sin

She saw with clear eyes 
All the damage and pain 
That she caused for her loved ones 
And the tears she made rain

She looked at her life 
Now with light in her heart 
She knew she was lucky 
Very few got a new start

She let out the truth 
But not without stumble 
And made a promise to all 
To lead life that is humble

She thought of her kids 
How their love had not perished 
Her future with them 
Will forever be cherished

She broke through her darkness 
And learned how to laugh 
Discovered she’s worth it 
But that’s only the half

She called up her loved ones
And one by one shared her glee 
The nightmare was over 
They were finally free

Lives filled with light 
Bonds made with amends  
Hearts filled with hope 
Much love with no ends

As she looks back in horror 
At her life of beset 
She vowed never to repeat 
And to never forget

A broken girl 
Once brought to her knees 
From a life in a storm 
Finally, at ease

She now leads a life 
Filled with love and respect 
A star shining bright 
Is what to expect

A beautiful young girl 
So vibrant and sweet 
All harms in her life 
She did now defeat