Take these broken wings and learn to fly
March 24, 2008 – 10:32 pmAt one point in my life, she nearly took my breath away. I wanted to be as close to her as any pubscent, heterosexual girl could want to be with her new BFF. Weekends spent with her were almost magical and I hated the thought of having to go home. Going back to my school, that lacked her, and having to face my classmates who did not think I was as wonderful as she did. And none of them were as amazing as her, in my opinion.
But here we are, 13 odd years later and she is a wayward stranger that I occasionally hear things about through the gossip mill. Sad gossip, true gossip and it all leaves me wondering what happened that led her to the point she is in her life. How did she go from being that vibrant girl who made me want to be just like her to an unwed druggie single mom with an underweight baby that we all shake our heads at?
Its a mixture of pity and dismay and dashed hope I am feeling right now. A prayer goes out to her tonight. Maybe this baby will put her on a better path.
