a step back

The timeless truth is ever present
But Mercy buried it with the distance.
Delight did dim and its replacement?
Disappointment, silence grim.

Once girly frills and laughing eyes
Quite content to sit and smile.
Now cold rooms and no good-byes
She tried to sit and sing awhile.

Please tell me what I’ve done! She cried,
Sadly no answer lies within her ear.
There’s nothing you can do, he said
She grew up and slowly disappeared.