My Friend Sally

She's so lovely in the pictures of old But that was then, After the accident, she became a recluse Never going out without a mask Or scarf covering the scars If she had to go somewhere She told me that she felt so hideous That she wondered why she had lived I wanted to remove the mask she was wearing For I had to see for myself I told her to close her eyes And then, I took it off I saw the scars, but they didn't scare me She was in tears And before she asked why I smiled and told her she was beautiful And as we embraced, she said I love you too, my friend