So Close, No Matter How Far

🎶 So close, no matter how far Couldn't be much more from the heart Forever trusting who we are And nothing else matters🎶

Time goes on and years continue to pass, but for me, I truly do not feel like much time has passed. It doesn't make sense though, because so much has happened in my life since we last spoke.

The young girl that you once knew still lives inside of me. Quietly.

I nurture her, care for her and protect her. The same way that you did. I must say though, you did a much better job.

I still look pretty much the same, a little bit older, with a few grey hairs. When people meet me, they still assume at first, that I am a teenage girl, which is seriously crazy at this point. You called, years ago. You were right, I aged exactly as you said that I would.

People only think that I am but a girl, for just a moment. Then I speak.

They hear the maturity in my voice and in the way that I speak. They see it in the way that I carry myself and in the haunted look, behind the big doe eyes. They feel it in the thick fog of energy that perpetually surrounds me. Then they understand.

Wanna know a secret? I hide that little girl from the rest of the world.. because it's the only way that I can protect her from the evils of this world.

If I didn't keep her locked away, then people would assume that I am what I look like - a girl. Not a woman. They would try to take advantage of her love and kindness, of her innocence. I know this because I've seen what happens when people see her. People have tried to do their worst, but I've protected her. I used every once of my energy to keep her safe. I'm surprised that I was able to, but I think I can only really thank God for that.

I can't let that happen to her. I won't let it happen to her. No. She's too precious to be preyed on by vultures.

She remains quietly tucked away in the depths of my heart and soul, right in the same spot where I keep the pieces of you that you left with me. Hidden, but protected - to the best of my abilities.

Love always,

Me