She hid, somewhere along the way
Her resolve to stay and fight
Crumbled somewhere
Between there and here
And she sank away
Unnoticed by many, overlooked
All oblivious to why
Their busy lives occupying their overworked minds
But somewhere along the way
She sank behind that wall
That wall so painstakingly put forth
To guard her sanity
And allay her fears
Somewhere along the way
That wall came to be
The last, reluctant defense against a heart that
She was trying so desperately to protect
So somewhere along the way
Her jaw trembled, but then set
As her eyes clouded over
And the audible slamming of steel doors invaded her mind
As the fortress sealed shut
And she waited in there patiently
For her knight to come
Somewhere along the way
