She...

She... She was dressed in a pink frilly frock, With a yellow band on her hair. She was going to be seven, Everything seemed to go her way. It was her birthday today. She had a pink birthday cake, With Mickey and Minnie Mouse, It had seven Smarties And white sugared ice. When the presents came, She was so surprised, She tore the wrappers up with glee, And it seemed that her face radiated with …

…park, Colouring books and blowing bubbles in the air. Everything is different now Nothing is the same. Many things have happened to colour her years, Patches of black in her rainbow of life She looks at the photos again and closes her eyes, Tries to remember the days when things were simple, And for a brief moment, She is in her yellow hair band and her pink frilly dress Making birthday wishes Of everlasting happiness...