Instantly I’m reminded of my favorite childhood movie, “The Secret Garden”
That I’d to get lost in as a young girl
It consumed my mind and my heart
Caught up in their intensely emotional and magical world
I’d be sucked in to the painful undertones
I remember crying every time
Even when I memorized the story line
There was beauty in their struggles, virtues in their pain
And an extraordinary bond between three children
Who had come from different worlds
Seeking the same thing, an unyielding love
Together they challenged their circumstance
With the hope and determination of even a glance
Of a mysterious garden that enchanted their hopeful hearts
And through the screen, they shared with me
A vision of love I had never before seen
Through magic and wanderlust
I had been given the key to my own mystery
The key to perseverance, allowing me
To continue to chase the beauty in spite of my misplaced trust