Everything is so loud, deafening

Making it impossible to hear in a sea of a raging existence.

Everything is so heavy, the weight of the world

Overpowering an Atlas of a child whose

Own self-worth stems from proving she is capable

Of reaching for her dreams in pure perfection.

Everything is so dark, frightening and impossible,

But the life of a shell goes on

As hope dies last in the blinding light.