there's a girl in the attic

there's a girl in the attic

she's screaming

she's tearing and choking

and trying to warm herself

but nothing warms her

she cries and begs

she’s tired

she wants to go home

she wants someone to read her

she wants someone to see her

she wants to be ripped open and discovered

she wants a meaning

a meaning for her existence

one that explains why she is tortured

by her own existence