delirium

once upon

once upon a night
there lay a girl wrapped in her sheets
cheeks damped and puffed with her tears
her body trembling with midnight fright
but, of course, this was the norm.

once upon an evening
there sat a girl trapped in her thoughts
a raging storm of internal turmoil tossing and turning
as she thought of all that was happening
but, of course, this was the norm.

once upon a morning
there woke a girl worn with sadness
eyelashes crusty and cheeks irritated with her dried rain of sorrow
of all she lost, of all she was mourning
but, of course, this was the norm.

once upon an afternoon
there laughed a girl, glowing with joy
easy smiles flashing and cheery laughs resounding
oh how she covered up her wound
but, of course, this was the norm.

once upon a break of dawn
there fell a girl overcome with depression
blood seeping from the swipe of her blade, pooling around her limp form
for this girl, she was now gone
and, finally, she was no more.