The Strongest Girl

She never got to dance

Or go to her own prom.

She never got the chance

To forget where she came from.

She never got to kiss,

A man she idolized.

She never felt love's bliss,

'Cause she was paralyzed.

She never got to talk

About love with a smile.

She never got to walk

Down a church's aisle.

She never got to say

Those precious words, "I Do."

But she was far and away

The strongest girl I ever knew.

She couldn't brush her hair

Or put make up on her face.

She couldn't hold you dear

Or give you a warm embrace.

She couldn't clasp her hands

As if in the form of prayer.

She couldn't understand

Why she was in a wheelchair.

She never showed her fears

Or let you hear her cries.

She never showed the tears

That fell down from her eyes.