a pencil
a paper
no eraser
no picture
she smiled
as her pencil flew
across the paper
and created beauty
a bright face
a brighter thought
it couldn’t be erased
it couldn’t be captured
she frowned
at her mistake
and put down
her pencil
a lost expression
a lost soul
the drawing was her thought
the drawing was not her face
she cried
tore apart the paper
along with all
that kept her going
a given up hope
a forgotten dream
behind her shut mind
behind her shut eyes
a shred of paper
slipped from her fingers
which were now cold
“sorry”