Veni Vidi Vici

I came, I saw, I conquered

I came to the scene

I saw the horror, the injustice

I spoke up

I took a stand

I conquered it

It didn’t happen over night

And it was a hard and long process

But I conquered it

Along with the help of so many others

We conquered...

The peace settled over me

A comforting blanket

I feel so small

So insignificant

It’s refreshing

It’s peaceful

I can’t mess things up

Not too bad, at least

I look around me

The galaxy stretches out

A never ending melody

A comforting song

So familiar, yet so unknown

I smile

The calm I feel

It’s like nothing I’ve ever felt

I’m free of cares

Free of worries

The world is so big

And I’m so small...

The wind blows my hair. I’m standing in the edge again. I look down. I see the vast openness drop down from the cliff. I would what it would be like. The jump. The wind on my body. The rush of adrenaline. The pain of impact. The peace of floating away. Of leaving this world and facing whatever comes next. I’ve wondered it for a while now.

But every time, when I’m about to let go, I remember. I rem...

You could break me down

Cut me up and feed me to the wolves

Rip out my guts and gouge out my eyes

And I will still love you

I will still be there for you

Because that’s the only thing I knkw how to do

I know how to be loyal

I know how to stay by someone’s side until there’s nothing left but pain

And even then I stay

I always stay

Because I’m loyal

I’m loyal to a fault...

When Icarus fell

On his wings of wax

Did he sob and weep?

No, he threw his head back.

His laugh filled the air

The joy in his heart

His smile so bright

He was willing to part

With the world he had known

So cruel and so dark

In these moments of freedom

He sang like a lark

The pain he ignored

Just for this once

He let himself grin

Though all called him dunce

They looked on in shock

In horror and fe...

The party is over. I look around at the empty room. It’s a mess. I did all of this. For what? So I could feel included? So I didn’t feel as alone?

So much for that. I spent the whole night in a corner, watching everyone else dance and laugh.

Why am I so alone?...

“No! No, you can’t leave me! Not like this, not now…”

“I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. But I have to go.”

Rae is done putting her friends in danger. She can’t keep doing this. So she’s leaving.

“I don’t understand…” Mira says to Rae, “you know we’re perfectly comfortable being in danger. Why do you feel the need to leave?”

Rae looks away, “I’m not getting someone else I love killed because of my mis...