Operation **Reclaim** Loveland

I Was Magic by Protyus A. Gendher

You told me I was magic 
That you wanted to believe 
In something outside of this frantic 
World filled with deceit 

You said you loved my sparkle 
And that you wanted it for keeps 
 
At first you seemed so proud 
To show off your sparkling thing 
You’d display me to the crowd 
And bask in revelry 
 
But soon I became too much 
“Do you have to shine all the time?” 
And I tried so hard to explain 
That your light could shine next to mine 

“Why should I have to shine? 
What makes you so special? 
I only seem dim because you’re so bright 
How dare you set a new threshold?” 
 
And each day from then forward 
You made me tell you how big 
Your radiant beams were reaching 
it became a full-time gig 

“Am I sparkling now? Can they see me? 
Does everyone know that it’s me? 
Did everyone come to tell me I’m great? 
Do they see my big radiant beams?” 
 
But you weren’t glowing, that light was mine 
As you eclipsed my shimmer 
“Shine brighter so they can see me!” 
My spark began to grow dimmer 
 
And I’d rally my strength and focus on my shine 
I’d polish your face, and line-up the angles just right 
And with the mirrors in place 
No one even knew it was mine 

“I need more! I’m LOSING THEM!!” 
And I’d think of something new 
And try to keep to the shadows 
So the light would shine on you 
 
And every once in a while 
A spark I ignited would catch flame 
And you would be enraged 
Before I knew what it could have became 
 
“How dare you try to outshine me? 
How dare you keep some for yourself? 
That time should have been spent on me 
Because I’m the one with the wealth” 
 
And I sewed you a jacket of glowsticks 
And cracked them all, then I hid 
And for the briefest moment felt relief and joy 
Until the glow sticks faded 
 
“I need you to make a replacement” 

“But I haven’t got anything left” 

“I’m sure you’ll figure out something” 
And each time you continued your theft 
 
“They’ve noticed that we’ve stopped shining.” 

“I told you my magic was gone.” 

“How dare you try to humiliate me? 
Was that your plan all along?” 

“I’m so sorry, I don’t know what’s wrong with me.” 
I replied as I looked for my spark 
But no matter where I looked 
Everything had gone dark