Not always do we see ourselves in the same way that others see us. Outside I may not be that teenager that was thin, naive, no graying hair, and full of unknown love. As the years have gone, my face is no longer free of wrinkles, my body has betrayed me with added weight, no longer naive in most of my beliefs, and there is a big, dark, thick wall surrounding my heart from being hurt so many times, too many to count.... but look into my eyes, and I am the same person I once was..... you may not see that any longer, because of the outward view, but, look into my eyes, they loved you with all I am, you burned me, the wall is back up, but my eyes will always give me away. You may not see me anymore, not like you said you dreamed... but I have begun to see the woman in me.... and I deserve more.