This little girl she wandered <br />Though alleys dark and cold <br />Afraid and weak she continued <br />A single hope, one to hold <br /> <br />Sharpened winds they whispered <br />Cold thoughts chilled her mind <br />She closed her eyes and shivered <br />That warm thought was hard to find <br /> <br />Her troubled mind thought back <br />To a time of happy smiles <br />A place with sun and flowers far <br />This pretty place back miles <br /> <br />A time before the beatings <br />A time before all those lies <br />A time now lost to the present day <br />Of frightened nights and darkened skies <br /> <br />This fragile girl she promised <br />To the little life that grew within <br />She'd fight against the darkness <br />And for this little life, she'd win<br /><br />Zoe Elsworth<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/alleys-dark/
