It was dawn,
The wind was cold,
There were clouds in the sky.
You believed what you'd been told.

There had been screams,
Things thrown through the air,
Blood darkened bruises;
Fear and despair.

The man was on the stairs,
Breathing as he should.
The woman asleep;
Her eyes closed for good.

And you, you are watching,
Waiting for death
To steal him away,
To take his last breath.

And you would, if you must,
Get to him first.
Make sure he never
Again has his thirst.

Steel in your hand,
Body on the floor.
You're only hope left
Is no knock at the door.

A blow to the head,
You can no longer feel.
He's dead and your numb;
The world can't be real.

There's no more delay,
You know what to do.
The only person who cared
Is dead, just like you.