She looks at herself <br />in the mirror, <br />and what looks back <br />is a sad woman. <br /> <br />Who is this person <br />that I don't know? <br />where did that brave little girl go? <br />All the big dreams <br />she had when she was small <br />now a grown up <br />she has lost it all <br />and what remains she doesn't know. <br /> <br />She feels little and out of place <br />nothing around is making sense, <br />she can't find words <br />she believes in, <br />she is cornered <br />going nowhere. <br />So far away from where she should be, <br />just looking at what she can see <br />there's nothing there <br />it's all empty.<br /><br />aida melesse<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/settling-for-less-2/