I Am Gemma (From The Novel The Flight of Gemma Hardy)

I am tiny and alive
I wonder if its really me
I hear all the girls talking
I see the bodies of them falling
I want to be all I can be
I am tiny and alive


I pretend to not notice it at all
I feel like I'm growing up too much 
I touch like I could lose you
I worry about you
I cry for you to understand me
I am tiny and alive


I understand you don't need me
I say I'm not alone
I dream for my own future
I try not to scream on the inside
I hope not to let you down
I am tiny and alive