By Emilee Petersmark

Everyone's something to somebody--

I was someone's daughter once,

Someone's sister,

Someone's niece--

Long ago I was someone's friend...

I MEANT something.

I was someone's teacher,

Someone's waitress,

Someone's love...

I was someone's downfall,

Someone's crutch,

Someone's last resort,

Someone's one-and-only,

Someone's everything...

I was someone's something,

But in the end I never was anything.

And I'd give anything to be

SOMETHING,

Instead of everything

That got thrown away...