[ariana dumbledore]

a girl made of nothing

nothing they can see, of course

with sweet demure eyes

far too wide for this world

/

always in the shadows

tucked away, shameful thing

"do not let them see you

for the neighbors will talk"

/

[you pretend not to hear

the things they say

your smile is innocent

but far too strained]

/

what has your life become?

face pressed against the window

reaching out to touch the sky

but it's futile,

all of it.

/
your own mother is ashamed

your brothers do not care

both brilliant, talented, magical

everything you are not

/
and so that smile withers

for it cannot thrive without light

lips pressed into a line

tears no longer stifled

/
you do not care who sees

let them say what they will

for one day you will fade away

and no one will remember

/
[not everyone's life has meaning

some people come and go

and as it's as though

they were never

there]