A child- naive, feeble, sweet and smiling- walks carefully inside the maze.
She skips through it, trying to find the way out. An ever-loving child, going through the first years of her life.
Time goes by and I become a blossoming young woman, the child is still within me; the beautiful, sweet, innocent and loving child.
I have searched for someone to live me for a while.
But it seems that everytime I give my heart to someone, they just use it it and bend it, molding it to their liking, leaving me colder inside and leading me farther into this maze, this trap.
So here I sit, sobbing and huddled against one of the tall hedges that keep me prisoner. I am weak; torn from so much.
Then I feel a hand on me; a hand removing my long hair from my tear-stained face, revealing my heaving body.
I look up and whimper, seeing a tall man hovering over my trembling body.
My innocent eyes have seen so much; my ears have heard many harsh words. My body felt sharp shoves and hard slaps.
I start to whimper louder, scurrying away from the tall man, trying to push myself away by going against the hedge as far as I can go.
You take a step closer and kneel down You take your hand and caress my face softly.
I wince at your soft touch; never have I known a touch so tender. My heart beats fast in my chest, reminding me of my foolishness in the past and I whimper and pull away, the place where you touched burning.
You remove your hand, glancing at my bruised and weak body.
Without hesitation, you pick me up and put your arms around me, making soothing noises to calm the whimpering escaping my trembling lips.
You hold me close, watching over me, making me slowly relax in your arms.
I feel safe and happy for the first time in what seems like a lifetime. I become the sweet and loving girl I was before heartbreak. I feel safe in your arms, feel ecstatic when you tell me " I love you" as you caress my body softly, making all my worries, concerns and guilt go away. You stroked my hair and nurtured me.
You are my savior, my guardian, my love.
The one that led me through the maze called Life.
