Droplets

to walk along the shadow of a never ending wall
where nothing ever matters save that wall and where its shadow ends
she never stepped outside that shadow
never wanted to be seen
she even kept herself out of her view
but one day when the sun rose she had found herself on the other side
when she reached the end she kept going with her eyes down
finally she looked up and saw no shadow around her feet
everyone was staring, pointing, laughing
she kept walking before she ran
she sprinted to no avail
the wall ran into a mountain so she climbed it to the top
she still heard people laughing
so she climbed back down and dug even deeper
laughter haunted her the rest of her days
a very small number to be honest
for she found a small knife hidden in her own boot
and she couldn't believe her eyes
her feelings and thoughts overflowed bright red
to the knife as she held it against her weak leg
as she dripped little droplets of bright scarlet hue
the droplets brought peace to her
the laughter had ended
no more could she see
the wall had come down
and so had she