Old has been replaced with new161Please respect copyright.PENANATIf9KDnlY7
New has been overshadowed by old
The crowd is made up of faces161Please respect copyright.PENANAVVQFzi6bAI
That are both familiar and loved161Please respect copyright.PENANAQipehD6hul
And foreign and feared
She stands in the middle of it all161Please respect copyright.PENANAt52UUdpfGw
Her smile is brilliant161Please respect copyright.PENANAW2SI7zS0xP
Her heart is radiant161Please respect copyright.PENANAZLaD1psYKX
Her tears are invisible161Please respect copyright.PENANAtEAPfQQ4d0
And still she dances for them
Do you see those beautiful ribbons of red161Please respect copyright.PENANAQ6N8tvt0uM
That pour from her fingertips and her palms and her soles?161Please respect copyright.PENANALLdDJtrNvu
Do you hear her laughter161Please respect copyright.PENANA1b3ur3rGEr
Filled with ecstasy and hysteria and fear and fun?161Please respect copyright.PENANA0ETSGnb86X
Do you even notice her?
She161Please respect copyright.PENANAfCw20cvbTj
With her (barely) worn smile161Please respect copyright.PENANA32sBcEd2ax
She161Please respect copyright.PENANAhds4igmcVf
With her (sluggishly) graceful movements161Please respect copyright.PENANAWBQkSLzV4C
She161Please respect copyright.PENANAWrp5z7BVex
With her eyes that burn like the dying stars —
Out, until they are nothing161Please respect copyright.PENANAawtobS6JEe
But unseen masses in the midst of what they once were161Please respect copyright.PENANAd0e060n46m
Galaxies that disappear like mist in the midst of day
She is quickly replaced with another161Please respect copyright.PENANAWlZRSyrTQo
Though they will never find another quite like her