I walk along this lonely street, does it even have a name? I look all around me but only the shadows remain. Seeing life through a tainted heart sure makes everything so gray. So alone in life, where to start? I'm still searching for a way. But life goes on no matter what, that's one fact I cannot quell. Memories never forgotten, in my heart they shall dwell. So I walk along this lonely street, still searching for a way. Wishing to have just one person to tell me it will be okay. While walking down the lonely road, my head is looking down. I bump into a smiling face, which has me quite spellbound. He opens his arms to pull me in and hugs me ever so tight. This man is a stranger to me, and yet it felt so right. He runs his fingers through my hair, and gently kissed my head. I read about fairy tales in many a book but now it's my reality instead. We walk along this lonely street; the sun begins to shine. I find my eyes looking at him, and he is looking into mine. Even with such a tainted heart, I find the will to believe, this road will lead to my happy ending which will definitely be well received. Many years later we tell our kids about the miracle on Lonely Street. This is the story of how soulmates met, and now my loneliness is obsolete.

*A note from the author: This poem was inspired by the Cleveland abduction victims: Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry, and Gina DeJesus, who were all kidnapped, raped, abused, and emotionally devastated by their captor, Ariel Castro, for over ten years. In May of 2013 they were finally rescued! I wrote this poem from their point of view. This poem is intended for mature readers over the age of 18 please.

Grab a box of tissues, your favorite beverage, and get ready to read the emotional journey of Sophia Lancaster. Her heart was broken in the worst possible way, and only moments before her wedding was to take place. Not only did Sophia learn her Fiance was not going through with the wedding, he dared to marry another woman he had gotten with child... On that very day! Utterly devastated, Sophia is convinced that an advertisment she saw in the newspaper was a sign. A Texas rancher was seeking a mail-order bride who would help run his ranch and take care of his children. She responded to his ad and it wasn't long before she was on a train to Dallas and quickly married to Travis Ewing. But things did not get off to a good start, and a shocking medical diagnosis leaves her fighting for her very life. And her heart. Follow Sophia's journey through hell and back as she fights for the one thing she truly believes in: Love.