I first met her at a meeting
In an old run down Church Hall
I really wanted to get to know her
But she seemed not to see me at all.
After weeks of sharing stories
Of codependence and of pain
She told me I was interesting
And hoped to see me once again.
At the end of the next meeting
She agreed to go out for a drink
And as I got to know her better
It really made me think.
This beautiful young woman
Had suffered too much for her age
That all that I really wanted to do
Was to free her from her cage.
In time we grew to love one another
And eventually she moved in with me
We made up our own little home
Where she could finally be free.
©ronvdm777
Oct 2019
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