Can You Love a Broken Girl?

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All of these shards
Haphazardly pieced back together
She looks at her reflection
And can see nothing but the cracks
Can you see her beauty when she can't?

Her hands clench
Her fingers scratch and pick her flesh
Thoughts on loop
Sleep illudes even with exhaustion
Can you hold her close?

Trapped inside her own mind
Feeling like a burden
Words spill out
As she shares her deepest wounds and fears
Can you keep her safe?

Abuse is all she has known
So deep, she picked up
Where he left off
Brutal to her own heart
Can you see her when she’s scared?

Flinches and fear
The smallest of triggers
Breath held, chest tight
Always watching for the slightest change
Can you be her calm in her own storm?

Can you look at her
Seeing all this brokeness
And love her anyway?