A Little Hope

The transformation of a little girl.

There was a little girl

who lived in her little world.

She was a little lonely

and even a little sad.

Within her little piece of darkness,

she ached for some little friends

and longed for a little love.

For a little time,

she lived in a little nightmare.

A few little tears rolled down

her little face.

Throughout her little troubles,

which were bigger than they seemed,

she kept a little hope

stashed away in the back

of her little heart.

 

A little time passed

and her little hope

granted her little wish

of a little better life.

Before she knew it,

she opened her little eyes

to see a big world

that had enough room

in its big heart

to accept her little self.

Years passed in her

new, big life.

She no longer found that

she was a little girl.

It took a little time,

but that little girl grew

into the big girl

who, today, is me.

Author's Note

Another poem written of the change that occurred within me throughout the course of the past five years.