Catch

I sit in the corner, scolded, staring out the window,
Staring at the sun,
Gazing at the stars,
Dreaming at the sky,

I used to be so confident in myself, myself,
My self was strong,
My self was proud,
My self was wingéd,

The crass little comments just used to bounce off of me,
They climbed into me,
They crashed into me,
They cut into me,

The replies I made got weaker and more desperate,
They got ruder,
They got weaker,
They got hopeless,

I talked to others and friends I knew grew apart from me,
They grew up,
They teamed up,
They walked away,

I went and found other things to do, dreams to follow,
You deflated them,
You belittled them,
You laughed at them,

So I flew away, towards the Sun.



Away...



While you play football,
While you play at homework,
While you play toy soldiers,
I fall from the Sun, wingéd,
Melted...



                              Falling...



Hoping somebody will catch me.