The Little Girl

I have not,

Will not,

Regret anything I've ever

Done or said.

I am a woman with a

A strong voice,

A committment to acts of charity,

I strive to be fair.

I strive to be kind.

But the little girl,

She lives inside of me,

She is only four.

The little girl has been frightened.

The little girl has been lost.

The little girl cannot speak in her own defense.

My only regret lies in the things the little girl could not do,

Could not say.

And when she comes out, I still cannot protect her.