Running through the neighborhood,
Hide and seek with your siblings,
Everything new and fresh and exciting.
A touch is every nerve on fire,
Discoveries made,
Hanging on every word,
Everything new and fresh and exciting.
Something innocent and magical,
Unforgettable - they say you never forget 
I remember. 
Slow dancing in your bedroom,
First kiss, never dreaming of more,
And when it was over.
No fault of our own.
A love that fades into the shadows
But lightens the heart
Even in these days.

No longer able to process,
Something lost in translation,
It had all become so unbearable. 
The jeering and leering of a thousand eyes, 
Bared teeth and wagging tongues...
It was the only way she knew.
Alone since 17, 
Fighting to stay off the streets, 
It was the only way she knew.
No longer able to move forward,
Desiring Ophelia's nap, 
She covered herself in a blanket of blue and washed it all away. 

To say she was gone...
That didn't quite cover it. 
She was vanished. 
They searched for awhile, yet came up empty. 
There were tears and pleas on national TV. 
Of course, there were theories...
But she vanished. Missing without a trace. 
And they would visit. 
Vigils at her door now adorned with delphiniums. 
Her violin by the mirror she watched as she practiced.
Her black-haired doll gathered dust as it lay on her bed. Alone. Waiting.
But the glove nailed outside the door? The one with stained, red fingers...
That was not something she would have worn.