If I could draw

If I could draw…

If I could draw I would draw a girl
crouched and alone in a dark room
surrounded by sharp spears that she can’t get past

They are her own inner fears and insecurities.

If I could draw I would draw a girl
silently watching the boy of her dreams
between them lies a vast field that she can’t cross

This is her self loathing.

If I could draw I would draw a girl
struggling to open a book that holds all the answers
a book closed with an unbreakable clasp

This is her struggle against herself.

If I could draw I would draw a girl
I would draw me
I would draw all the answers

the ones I will never find

I would draw the boy and the love

the one I will never know

I would draw the light of hope and release

the one I will never see

If I could draw
I would draw a girl
I would draw the me I wish I could be