The Girl Who Dreamed

She dreamed of someone who couldn’t quite be placed
She dreamed of a girl with wild brown hair 
Someone clad in so many colors you could point them out anywhere
She dreamed of the girl singing and laughing, living her life to the fullest
Someone who would scream their heart out, and dance around their house for hours
She dreamed of a girl with a contagious smile
Who could make the meanest old man smile
She dreamed of a girl with no fears or worries
Who thought of the world as her own playpen 
The girl she dreamed of was beautiful inside and out
But with time and age, those dreams slowly started to fade, which caused the girl to shackle herself to forgetting that dream
The girl she dreamed of was gone, but still there all the same
Looking back at herself was like looking at a monster. She was unrecognizable but deep down there was still the little girl who liked to sing and dance like no one was watching
She was still fearless, still beautiful, and still had a contagious smile. She just needed to find that little girl once again, and get over her last fear
With a deep breath and a heavy heart, the girl took one more step towards the darkness to find the little girl inside her 
Because deep down inside, the girl she dreamed of could never be replaced.