what gets left behind
she’s standing still
and it seems to him
that she’s never looked quite so small
and so large at the same time
with her back to him
and her golden hair in tangles
her fingers covered in blood
trembling
from the sacrifices she made
to win the war
it is suddenly so clear to him
how she is just a girl
who has a scar in place of a heart
whose innocence was stolen away
and he wants to comfort her
protect her from herself
but he knows she won’t allow it
that she’ll flinch away from his words
his touch
and he knows
just as he should protect this girl from herself
he needs to guard his heart against her
because her fingers are covered in blood
trembling
from the weight of what she’s done
and he is just a boy
incapable of fixing her
because she is more than just a girl
she is a colossal force
a great storm
that leaves wreckage and sunshine in her wake
with fingers covered in blood
trembling