alone,
she sits
throwing away
the pamphlets
universities mail to her.
alone,
she throws away
all her potential
futures.
alone,
she has decided to
abandon her dream.
the world is run on dreams
and their currency is too
expensive for her.
alone,
her dreams lie
scattered around her in the pamphlets,
littered in the stars.
she refuses to shine
she can't afford to go far.

and so,
she sits,
and the world falls apart,
trashing university pamphlets
until she can figure out
when she stopped being smart.

- 10/11/19