FADED

She kneels in the spot where she once used to stand. Beaten down and broken by time's brutal hand. Her eyes have been opened her vision has been cleared. Forced to confront and embrace all the things that she once feared. She's been cast out and forsaken, she's been degraded and shamed. She's been berated and discolored, by years of wrongful blame. She has felt her knees buckle, from the mind-crippling pain. Her spirit has been shattered, by every dream down the drain. She is no longer quite normal, She has gone a bit insane. All of the failures and the sadness, have profoundly left a stain. She couldn't defend against it, or recover from the abuse. She grew more feeble and frantic, as the world tightened her noose. She faded and she changed, as they found new ways to exploit her. Now her remains are here, kneeling before the world that destroyed her. ~ Rachel G. Ezell © rachelezell28 08/28/2021 ©rachelezell28