she wore a crown of flowers proudly on her head
they told her she'd never be anything
and she proved them wrong
determined to burn the world just to be right
they took pitch forks and fire into the night
they didn't know what they'd reach
but she was just a girl, delicate as a peach
she was stripped of all things glory
she'd given in to the voices in her head
limp and lifeless she was
they laid her upon a bed for eternal rest
lacing her hair with her last fresh crown of flowers
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