Disclaimer: I don't own Heroes.
A/N: So this was written in English class while I was supposed to be writing a poem about Antigone. I was feeling kinda angst-y and this was what happened….
Keep in mind it's before I watched the very last episode of Heroes, so I didn't know Claire revealed herself. There's a bunch of Gretchen/Claire stuff in here too, since when I wrote this I was about halfway through season 4.
Regeneration
Undying
Destiny
"Save the cheerleader, save the world."
Everyone looks to her
Because she is never hurt
Because she lives forever
Because she is invincible
Shining halo
Face full of innocence
Bright eyes that hold something unknown
A thousand suicide attempts
A thousand sleepless nights
A thousand friendships broken
She begins to fear
But she never breaks
Not when she has to leave
Not when her life is ripped from her
Not when she must pretend
Not when her father dies
Not when her head is filled with untruths
Not when all she trusted slowly slips away
She is caught in the undertow
Suffocating
But they still can't see it
Because she will save them
Again and again and again
He comes as a nightmare
The last straw
Pain was everything
It meant she was human
It meant she was alive
It meant she could feel
But he took it away
Days are long and grim
Despite
A new friend
Her soft smile
The way she stays around
Stays close always
How the two find something more
Even though the others stare
It doesn't bother her
Life becomes better
And they leave her alone
To remember
And to cling to whatever humanity is left
Because if she can't feel pain
Soon she won't feel anything at all