There's a girl in the willows
Climbed o'er the fence
Singing softly
As she sits on the bench

She's only twelve
But she's goin' on thirty
She's got this look about her
The sad little beauty

Sad beauty
Try to find the good
Even when there's none

Sad beauty
Something about you makes
Me want to hold you near

Sad beauty
Oh, everyone's afraid
Because you smile
Even when nothing's right

There's a girl in the corner
Huggin' her knees
Whisp'ring to a kitten
Who's gone in the breeze

If nothing real is good
Or nothing good is real
She'll just pretend
And maybe it will show

Sad beauty
We tried not to forget you
But you seemed to vanish

Sad beauty
Keep findin' the optimism
Even when there's none

Sad beauty
Oh, everyone's afraid
Because you smile
Even when nothing's right

There's a girl in the kitchen
Trying to cook
Tendin' a fire an' makin' soup
With water from the brook

When love doesn't happen
And the lost disappear
We wonder if we should
Remember or forget

Sad beauty
We will remember you
Even if you choose to go

Sad beauty
Don't try to forget
A memory of goodness

Sad beauty
Move on to a happy place
There's nothing for you here
And you're too good to be sad

Sad beauty
Oh, everyone's afraid
Because when you smile
There's nothing right

.~*~.

Written more like a song than a poem, I like it though. Dated February 1st, 2004.

Still trying to put it to a rhythm and notes.