Shadow girl takes the stage
Playing the role of
Open heart like the highway
Ready to bask in the spotlight
Behind the act, she’s more like a landslide
Rugged, full of secrets beyond her years
Her rendition revealing
A crack in the foundation -
The drama in a small child
Off script, forgetting her lines
While screaming to be heard
The audience throws pennies of pity
You did it to yourself, shadow girl
A wise soul in a young heart
No getting around the way you
Linger in the chaos
Smiling and nodding yes
Keeping screaming at bay
Remaining undetectable in the destruction
But living in the shadows is not the insanity
And this crawling under the rubble
Playing dead until the killer flees
Is no performance
She remains there until coaxed into spotlight again
Shadow girl, it's time for your remake
Scream until your throat is raw
The definition of insanity is repeating the suffocation
And expecting a different result
Curtain call:
When a wounded heart pours, it spills
A stage she was willing to die on
But if no one is in the shadows to hear the epilogue of her pain
Does it still make a sound?