She told herself

“That’s gonna be you one day”

Shinning so bright

Everyone who had refused to look

Would be amazed at her brightness

“They’d wish they didn’t give you up”

She’d whisper to herself as she lay on her roof

And it would be true

They’d all finally see

What they’d been missing out on

Because this girl

This shy, weird and out of place girl

Would finally be where she was meant to be

“You’ll have it all”

She’d murmur as she remembered regrets from the past

And she would

All those regrets would become memories

And those memories would never be erased

They’d be remembered forever

“You live forever”

She’d say

And it was true

She’d live forever

In the hearts of those who truly cared

In the souls of those who’d seen her

Before she’d shined in the darkness

“You’ll finally be free”

She’d mumbled as she looked over the edge of her roof

And she was

Finally free

When she took a leap

And fell

Deep into the darkened sky

“The stars”

She’d told everyone

Everyone who’d never listened

“Are where I’m gonna end up”

But what they didn’t know was

This girl before them

Shy, worthless, nothing

Was done with life

So she jumped

Off her roof

“I’m finally done, I’m finally free”

She’d thought

Tears dried on her cheeks

As she looked at the diamonds of the night

The stars were what she liked most about the sky

Then . . .

They started . . .

To fall