I don't know that girl anymore....

 

I don’t know that girl anymore….

 

The girl who thinks she has all the time in the world

Another opportunity will come her way

The girl whose sound of her own laughter isn’t strange to her

She thinks tears are only for the weak

 

I don’t know that girl anymore

 

The girl who thinks she can never do  or survive that

Flowers and Butterflies  last forever

The girl where memories are gentle reminders

counts each day forward, not one step away

 

I don’t know that girl anymore

 

The girl who smiles at pictures

Doesn’t need to take a deep breath every morning

The girl who doesn’t twitch at the ringing phone

who isn’t painfully aware of the date

 

I don’t know that girl anymore

 

The girl who will fall asleep soundly and wake up with strength

Didn’t have to hold on a little tighter and a little longer

The girl who doesn’t have a lump in her throat.

Isn’t lying when she says “fine.”

 

I don’t know that girl anymore

 

The girl who has plans and expects

The girl who sees every goodbye as a see you later

The girl who thinks THAT was so important

The girl whose favorite time of the day isn’t bedtime

The girl who knew it would all be ok in the end

The girl’s whose plate of happiness didn’t come with a side of grief

The girl who wished on stars and dandelions

The girl’s whose heart didn’t long for heaven’s embrace

The girl who thinks it isn’t important

The girl who isn’t so intimately acquainted with last chances

 

I don’t know that girl anymore

 

I don’t think I am worse off for not knowing her anymore

I think it was time for her to go

Perhaps overstayed her welcome a bit

 

This girl who I know you think I should remember

But a lifetime has pasted and gone

 

I don’t know that girl anymore