PART ONE

she walked down the street
her arms in stitches
broken hearts meant broken hands
crying into pools of blood
slowly dying

the sun sets over her
pain and lying
her head graces the grass
green dyed red
as she heard the shattered glass

daylight brings its healing spell
or at least it wipes away the tears
she wakes up to the singing animals in her head
that wash away her fears
but they’re still here
the sun can only do so much
she knows as much
and she does as such

PART TWO

the lion’s eye stares her down
and shakes her up and gets her on her feet
nose off the ground
back in the right shape
but not in the right place

back and forth between the bars and hotels
and ringing bells that she never saw
but she heard all the way
you’d never hear her say it
but she knew they were there
forcing the wind to blow through her hair

she walked for a while
looking for one single establishment
where she could afford to even walk inside
the awnings kept her warm from the rain

PART THREE

crawled to an outpost
distant from somewhere
not much to see
but it’s better than here
at least they had water
she barely got up
to rehydrate her body cup

out on the town
they think she’s fine
but she knows deep down it’s wrong
they live drone lives
preset purpose
and she’s supposed to sing the same song

she sat on a bench
in the middle of an empty park
and wondered where things went wrong
she took off her jacket
much too warm for that
or maybe it’s just her
it no longer matters
hearing it shatter
she closed her eyes
and looked up for hope
circling with diamond rope
around the neon sun

dazed but no longer confused
she stood up from the bench
brushed the pollen off her shorts
and started moving
she didn’t know where but it looked greener on that side

PART FOUR

new cabin in the woods
she may not be happy but at least it’s a change of scenery
surrounded by greenery
maybe there’s hope