She remembers
of course she does
the scars made sure of that
but her focus is elsewhere
she's spent enough time
looking to her left
and looking to her right
for support from people
who were never there
like that said they would be
and it blurred her vision a bit
so now she looks straight ahead
there's too much on the line
no time to waste
on those who waste time
she has two pairs of eyes
watching her every move
they depend on her
more than anything in the world
as she does the best she can
to learn from past mistakes
her scars are still healing
but she's stronger than before
she cannot be finessed
and she will not be denied
because she remembers
that feeling of hopelessness
never again though
she's been through too much
to let anyone keep her
from seeing things clearly
that includes you
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