please

overcome by the cruelty of many

she hid from the world

and tended the few strands of connection

she had left

.

yet she could feel even these

slipping slowly through her fingers,

her grip ever failing

.

and so she just closed her eyes,

dug in her heels and tried to hold on.

.

and as she felt yet another strand

slide slowly from her grasp,

tears spilling over now,

she felt it escape from soul.

.

in spite of herself

(and in spite of her banishment from his people).

.

a desperate whisper.

.

please