SHE WAS

She was a woman lost,
                 lost to the beast she vowed
                 could never take her.
I found her trapped,
                 trapped by her own heart
                 in a manner she never imagined.
I looked into her eyes,
                 to see if maybe I could catch
                 a glimpse of the woman I once knew.
She was a dreamer,
                 a kindred spirit in the constant
                 search for the goodness of man.
She was a fighter,
                 constantly charging against
                 the great injustices.
She was these things no more,
                 she woke up from her dreaming
                 to a battle that could not be won.

Imran Nazeer

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