Precious Little Angel

You allowed me to trust you.
You gave me false hope.
You made me feel you would never hurt me.
You said I was your precious little angel.

What has changed between us?
I know I have changed mentally and physically, but so what?
Yes my body has changed from your little girl to a woman.
My mind has changed from a child’s way of thinking to the woman I am.
But you said, I’d always be your angel and you wouldn’t let anything or anyone hurt me.
For I was your precious little angel.

Except you did.
You hurt me.
You tore me down when you should have built me up.
You destroyed the bond we had.
You changed the way you looked at your precious little angel.

I was then looked upon as someone you could pounce on when drunk.
Someone you could take advantage of.
Someone you once loved and cared for.
Someone who looked up to you as her hero.
Someone you once considered your precious little angel.

But now that I am a woman, you see what is before you, not the little girl inside of me.
The little girl that used to be your shadow.
The little girl that used to sit on your lap while we watched television.
The little girl that only wanted to be in your arms for the tears to stop.
The little girl you left the impression on that you could accomplish anything in the world.
The little girl that was once your precious little angel.