In shadows deep, where hearts once gleamed,
A fragile soul, betrayed, it seemed.
By those whose love should have been true,
Their words like daggers, sharp and new.

A child once trusting, now adrift,
Her spirit shattered, lost in drift.
Their cruelty, a heavy weight,
A burden crushing, sealed her fate.

She yearned for love, for understanding's grace,
But found instead, a cold, dark place.
Their words like poison, filled her mind,
A poison deep, hard to unwind.

With heavy heart, she faced...