Death of stars

I remember a girl,

She'd smile at the sun,

Laugh when she fell,

Never asking for too much,

Always dreaming but still living,

She was kind but naive,

Saw the world in shades of light,

Forgetting there was darkness.

She saw beauty in the pain,

Love where there was none,

Gave second chances without thinking,

Drew flowers and swans,

Put smiles on childrens faces,

Playing for hours,

Never tiring, never stopping.

She was a small star,

Shining light on those around her,

But as they cast their shadows,

She slowed down and found pain,

As the scars formed,

Her light was hidden,

Gradually, it diminished piece by piece,

So she hid the last spark away,

Protecting the last reminder that she once glowed.

With the light,

Her trusting nature dimmed,

Warmth was replaced by wall of ice,

Shielding her heart from hurt,

Morning came with sleep,

Silence came with falling,

She dreamt to escape,

For in her fantasies she shone like the star she had once been.

This world feeds on light,

Until only darkness and shadows remain,

In artificial, distant illumination,

Trying to protect innocence as it grows,

While tainting it with the lack of their own.