The Girl (inspired by the 2018 film A Star is Born)

She wanted more

She was hurting inside

The girl wanted more of this 21st century

Existence she was living

She went through drink after drink

But couldn’t think about life without hurting inside

The world felt like too much

But she wanted a sense of deeper purpose

A sense of beauty

She felt the world swallowing her up

This sense of purpose she felt was higher

She wanted to go deeper

She wanted to go higher

Than the sky’s the limit that she heard

On  the lips of lover, teachers, fathers, breathers every day

She wanted to dig deep into the flesh

Of the public consciousness to have

These heavy breathing conversations 

About mental illness, loneliness and getting help

About stigma and its psychological

Emotional destructive physical toll

She knew others wanted to talk about it

But were just keeping it inside themselves

In the modern world of emotionless texts and emails

She was losing touch with not just the people

Around her but also with her deepest sense of self

So she created, and dreamed, and created, and dreamed

And created, and while the daily act of divine creation, inspiration

Pre-sti-di-gi-ta-tion

Didn’t get rid of her hurt completely

It opened up a medium for her to have

Those tough-as-nails conversations about that

Eighty ton Eeyore sitting alone in the corner and take Prozac for the dark cloud

Of numbness and meaninglessness that hung over his head.