a year went by.[]
Away, away
She wants to crawl away
Far from the stares dripping with shame
No one asks her to stay
Stumbling, slipping down the muddy, frozen path
Ice crunches under her heels and hands
Coughing up the last warm blood she hath
In her heart, a new mark, she brands
They told her she was a burden
No one wants to bear
These words seem to haunt her
Goes she anywhere
Away, away
She wants to walk away
Depart from the repeated whispers of “she’s lame”
No one tells her she’s okay
Steps thudding, crushing leaves drained and dead
The vivid rainbows in her eyes slowly bleed
No soothing lullaby gets those noises out of her head
No encouragement her heart will let her heed
They told her she was weak
And for this, she despairs
These words seem to haunt her
Goes she anywhere
Away, away
She wants to run away
Relief from the stress of racing today
No one gives her any space
The sun harrasses her with his heat
Sweat drops boring grooves into her face
A stench sticks to her nostrils, anything but sweet
Her breath, with pain, begins to lace
They told her she was a waste of space
From these words, she wasn’t spared
These words seem to haunt her
Goes she anywhere
Away, away
She wants to fly away
Flee from the feelings of guilt and blame
Because no one else plays fair
A fresh fragrance blooms in her throat
As she pauses to smell the roses
She takes a deep breath
And begins to run
She falls
She flies
She’s going, going.
Good.
She’s gone.