The Girl I Used To Know Poem by miss liss

My hair is still blonde; my eyes are still blue,
But looking in the mirror, I see someone new.
I have grown taller and I have grown older,
But why is it that my heart has grown colder?

The fire in my heart has been extinguished,
The twinkle in my eyes is no longer distinguished.
What a difference entering college makes,
I could never imagine all this experience takes.

This girl has a dirty mouth that curses and swears.
She reveals herself with the clothes she wears.
This girl craves attention from anyone but the Lord,
She always has someone so she’s never bored.

This girl goes to crazy parties to dance and drink,
She falls for bad guys that make her heart sink.
This girl gives her trust to guys way too easy,
She falls for their lines that are all so cheesy.

This girl focuses more on her social life than school,
She would do anything to make her cool.
This girl knows what she is doing is not right.
She has become so weak, she cannot fight.

The clothes she wears, the makeup she puts on,
Are not the things she would use to don.
The guys she’s with, the things she does,
Is not like the girl she once was.

This girl I see is not the real me,
She is not the girl I always wanted to be.
This girl is not the girl I used to know,
She is the girl I would consider my foe.

The girl I used to know was independent and strong,
She always knew right from wrong.
The girl I used to know never settled for defeat,
She always pushed herself to compete.

The girl I used to know had determination and drive,
On God’s love and hard work she would thrive.
The girl I used to know had morals and good sense.
To block sin from her heart, she put up a fence.

The girl I used to know focused on grades and God,
She never cared if anyone thought her as odd.
The girl I used to know made her parents proud,
She never went along with the crowd.

The girl I used to know is still a part of who I am,
I need the Shepherd’s help to find this lost lamb.
The girl I used to know will then soon be saved.
She will reverse the ways in which she behaved.

This Christmas season, her only gift is to be set free,
Free from the girl she’s changed to be.
She should know she doesn’t have to live in disgrace,
The birth of the Savior was the birth of grace.

Now is the time for this girl to change,
So she wouldn’t have to face a girl so strange.
As I watch the ground cover with snow,
I begin to uncover I the girl used to know.