for a through e

she believes in love with all her heart
she revels in stories of romance and beauty
she trusts in the goodness of people
she lives inspired by the grand and small
she is blind to others' imperfections
she loves them all the same
she is beauty, life, and wonder
she deserves the world and more

she settles for less than all she deserves
she looks in the mirror and sees only imperfection
she cannot see the way he treats her
she always loves him all the same
she sleeps desiring not to wake
she struggles to comprehend the lack of goodness of people
she believes herself undeserving of romance and beauty
she is afraid to love with half a heart