the one who loved with everything she had...

as she looked in the mirror she saw past pain marked against her soft skin. 
the puffiness that surrounded her brown eyes, 
the stained dried tears placed against her cheeks...
she turned her head slightly and remembered:
the way he use to look at her. 
a time when his eyes would only meet her's 
when there were no tears or heartache
when she was enough.
when their love was the only love that truly mattered...

~

she reached for the faucet and the ice cold water stung the tips of her fingers
cupping her hands and splashing it against her delicate skin 
as it fell from her face she glanced up and saw that girl... 
the one full of life
the one who laughed and fought for happiness
the one who loved with everything she had
the girl she thought she had lost through it all...
and at that moment she was given hope
the kind of hope that she needed..
the kind that would make her whole again. 


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