As she looks
Into the starry sky
She remembers
Days gone by
In her mind's eye
She sees the way
It used to be
The days when he loved her
When everything was right
And love
Love was all she needed
The scene changes
To when everything
It all went wrong
The fights, lies, and hate
That made her walk away
And seek out
The love of a stranger
To when she kept searching
For something, anything,
To fill the void in her heart
She saw the booze
The men and the drugs
That brought her nothing
Nothing but temporary relief
Her vision changed
Once more
To her nightmares
All at once
She saw herself
Heading towards
The point of no return
She saw the needle marks
The cuts and bruises
That marked her body
Her eyes fill with tears
As, with movement from inside,
She decides to change
To make her life anew
With a heavy heart
She takes one last look
At the stars above
The she walks away
One last time
Not with bitterness or anger
But with hope
And a desire
To find
True love once more
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