No One Knew / by Rebecca Tillett

No one knew your glory.
No one knew you had so much.
No one knew your stories.
God knows, you had a bunch.

No one knew the brand new you.
No one knew you’d changed.
No one saw you in the spotlight –
Trembling on the mainstage.

No one knew your unique design.
No one knew your will.
No one knew you grew a spine.
No one knew you still.

No one knew you’d found out.
No one knew, no one cared.
No one knew what it was about.
Failure, defeat, apathy flared.

No one knew you were covered in blood.
No one knew you’d thrown yourself away
No one saw your tiara in the mud.
No one cared to stay.