fortress

glittering under the summer sun
are perfect, solid walls of gold
a castle built by a little girl
as she lets her dreams unfold

time is elusive and beyond her grasp
so seasons change and years pass by
and she still returns to that home
though hurt has aged those once-bright eyes

her fortress grows with passing time
each grain, a reflection of her past
of a destiny and a dream never fulfilled
of a love and a faith that did not last

her barrier still waits on that shore
waiting for one to prove her wrong
now, it's just nature's mighty waves
forever keeping that fortress strong