Take me with you

She whispers to an empty room

By the time she was ready

They had gone

Doors closed behind them

As they left without her

It might seem harsh

But this is the way now

She needed to learn

She’s always ready to occupy

Herself with mindless

Activities that take all day

Today was her last chance

They’d seen it coming

She had not

Now she is sad

She wraps herself in blankets of tears

Turns to the empty room

No audience for her grief

She is alone