The first day of spring she finally stopped breathing Silent postscript to five days of waiting Eyes wide open unblinking unseeing She chose her moment well gracious to a fault She waited til they were distracted She waited til they had stopped watching Smiling over pictures of her prairie gone-by past Smiling over pictures of a girl with a mind like glass Clear and sharp but shattered Clear and sharp but shattered Clear and sharp but shattered And then she left She left