04/28/98
			"Beggar Girl"

Through the mists of envy
I once looked upon the world
Cold, cruel, shallow and selfish
this is what I was given

Bittersweet bloodwine of another
it made my bile seem tame
I could not escape or understand
the seeming injustice of all

Ripping through the layers of defense
my faithful walls crumbled
Beneath the shine of your atom bomb
all else was utter darkness

But now, the dark does not frighten
it whispers with warmth
To the lost child in me, it beckons
offering safety that you never gave

No promises turn into lies here
there exists only what always has
Love eternal, honor binds me to life
I will never compromise again

					© 1998 Andrea K