She was scared 

Scared to keep her head up

Scared to use her voice

Scared to be herself for the fear of what others would think 

For the fear that others would not like the real her

She lived her life going through the motions

Day after day sinking deeper into a never ending sea of lies

Hiding her vibrant personality in a small box visible to no one

Never conveying the real her to anyone

She lived her life for others and not for herself

She concealed herself until the small box that hid the real her vanished

Her hidden true self slipped away and left her living in the shell of a stranger

She never lived for herself out of fear which led her to transform into an unrecognizable shadow

She lived her life living for others while her true self broke away and never returned

All that’s left of her is a shadow that lurks as a constant reminder of what she has become since she let herself go