Still crying
After ten
She's paler than the day before
Can she hear us?
Does she know we're watching her?
We're taking notes
We're asking the hard questions
Is she ours or is she from I can not say
I recognize her face
Sure I didn't look like that or it's so strange
When I was her age
So quiet
So much rage
She broke another toy today
Teacher told us
No one tries to play with her at recess
But she doesn't even notice
Isn't talking, yet instead she sits outside
Drawing symbols in the dirt
Haven't seen her walk in days
But she's always somewhere different when you turn
I think I am a changeling
I was born with long dark hair
The nurse was scared
I didn't cry but I was teething
I think I am a changeling
I broke open all the eggs
'Cause I heard baby birds inside
And they were screaming
Oh, so far I can not see
The family resemblance
Something in her
Reminds me of a story I heard
As a child in the dark
Can't explain the milk we found under her bed
Or the earthworms in her hair
Can't explain the feeling I've forgotten some
Important thing somewhere
I think I am a changeling
I was born with little claws instead of nails
And I was pale and barely breathing
I think I am a changeling
I broke the mirror because the me
Wasn't me inside was shaking she was seething
She was screaming
Oh, oh changeling
You will find your home someday
Your friends among the fairies
Your family with the fae