Rachel

Lost and long forgotten past
No more thought of could have been
The streets she walks with just her dog
Tied to her with a bit of string

So lonely now she seems
Nameless faces as she passes, stare
Face down against the winds of life
That left lines deep as furrows there

Her scarf tied tight around her head
Grey, silver whisps of hair
Back bent -
With huddled gait, she heads for home

She'd slipped between the cracks
Of life and love unseen
Now steps with age
The girl that once had dreams...