Straight Ahead

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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