Genre: Death, Family, Hope, Hurt, Inspirational, Love, Painful, Philosophical, Relationships, Sad,
Little Girl Lost
Diana – Princess of Wales
by
Patricia Poulos
She was shy
But beneath that ‘little girl’ exterior
she was strong
She was only nineteen
She did not know how to react
to worldly situations which
involved her heart
She had not the experience
of older women
Nor the manner
in dealing with the experiences
she would encounter
as a married woman
The Fairy-tale Princess
She could not have envisaged
the torment she would suffer
Her father departed
The only person
upon whom to rely
for every aspect of her being
would share his affections
with another
She would have no one
to help carry her load
Yet the other had two
men to satisfy her desires
She had
nowhere to turn
Trapped
like a small animal in a cage
held high
for all to see
She was so young
She could not have seen
the murkiness of the waters
which would eventually engulf her
Waters in which
she would eventually drown
There is no precedent of decorum
for those
whose hearts have been shattered
No right nor wrong written
to guide the broken hearted
Just a stumble and fall
with no one to hold
Only the lesson
after the act
All too late
She was vulnerable
The weight of her burden
caused her to hold
onto any attention given
She would be
betrayed
again and again
Coerced into telling
… if more people knew
the burden would ease
But the children
would be left
with the burden of life
without her
The kiss and tell lover
revealed the intimacy of her trust
Now everyone knew
their inner-most secrets
Once released
the burden grew
An uncontrollable monster
which cannot be re-caged
A dictator
which commands response
She was left naked
Her soul was bared
The lessons were being learned
All would sympathize
But sympathy is hollow
it contains no substance
it provides no sustenance
The whole world knows
the shame has now spread
But this was not the intent
She knew not
what next to do
She craved for the promises made
Not to be kept
The Fairy-tale end
was not so to be
Then God
took pity
on this Little girl lost
and took her to Him
Perhaps now in death
she will end the tale
and live
Happily Ever After.
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