black hair
brown eyes
she watches as
the days go by
breath by breath
step by step
.
you barely
recognize
the miserable eyes
can't even see
past the lies
a ghost of a
smile
.
she turns to you
as if to say
don't you worry
your pretty face
but then she
frowns
and turns away
and you wonder
what might happen today
.
little girl don't like to
smile
don't want to stay
for a while
.
she looks at you
with knowing eyes
able to see
past your disguise
she's brilliant-
-but how so?
.
with careful hands
she caresses you
each small touch
long overdue
.
someday her smile
may be so bright
but as of now
she dims the light
.
she speaks not
in words
choosing instead
the language unheard
.
cassandra cain
(silence! she speaks in dance)
cass's love of ballet is just divine