she played all day with butterflies
she danced her heart out In the breeze
she laughed as the world passed her by
she ran in glades of hope and dreams

aT least, that's what we thought of her
at leaSt, that's whaT she showed
in lIght, she masqueraded truth
in darkness, she shivered in the cold

incarcerated to a world of Lies
snubbed her Light and all Her dreams
veiled in dArkness, she never saw
the light beyond, the love so free

what i'd do to bring her back
just to have her here again
lUnchbox, coke, griN on her face
broke all the rules, drove me insane

she'll never know how beauTiful
i thought she was - her wit and heart
yes, she brought our group to life,
alwayS there to hear me out

she never loved herself enough
it was a dark cloud, she said
it followed her around, hunted her down
but when we saw, it was too late

i guess some hurts don't heal that easy
i guess soMe pain never fades
i never guessed what we laughed about
was something that would takE her away

she played all day with butterflies
she danced her heart out in the breeze
but the butterflies soon fell to dust;
she fell from hope and broken dreams.

-c.t.