little girl lost

little girl lost
wandering aimlessly
searching,
longing,
yearning,
aching
for that place to belong
for that security of acceptance
for the peacefulness of togetherness
little girl
with huge pain
is she a little girl with huge pain
or huge pain with a little girl
the lines of the pain and of the person
are blurred
the pain is numbing and at times
the little girl can laugh
can trust
can love
can hope
but sometimes the pain sears through everything else
burning and writhing into the core
making it impossible to feel anything
but the pain
little girl damaged
tainted, spoiled
untouchable
unloveable
unnoticable
her mouth is agape
a primal scream
is never heard
a wall of tears is built
that will never fall
damaged beyond acceptable
damaged and discarded
little girl wanting
she grew up
she learned
she experienced
and now
she is again
that little girl
lost
full of pain
damaged