Fireflies

You said the world could be mine if only I dared
I wept when you left, but you never cared
If I am more than the sum of my surroundings
Why can’t you save me from drowning?

I did the impossible so I could be stronger than
Who I was, who I am, who I’ll never be again
You told me you’d wait, give me the stars in the sky
But you always knew they were just fireflies
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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