The world cried out when you died.

Long, mocha curls spun across my vision,

Tied back by pink velvet.

That ribbon you curled around my heart.

It tore it apart.

It ripped at me like a disease.

The memory of you

Had grown into a monster,

Pulling out pieces of flesh

With its talons.

Where have you gone?

Why leave me here

In this sin-laden city?

This filthy town

Is stealing my dignity

(You could have saved us,

Had you stayed).

You were taken from me

Too early,

I never got to tell you…

I’ve moved into the center of the city

There’s no one left but me

And this overwhelming heartache.

It’s overcrowded.

When does it end?

My flesh burns away,

A little more with every new day.

I wanted to live for you

(Live with you),

Spend the rest of my life in search of what

Life is for,

But even that has evaded me,

Spiraling into the darkness with the rest of it.

I didn’t want her pity,

Her beckoning me into her

Bed.

The one thing I wanted

(Couldn’t survive without)

Left me

Standing in the middle of hell

With nothing but my sword

And the memories glaring off the metal.

The very scent of you rides the rain

You were always there for me

Weren’t you?

I can feel you now,

The very presence of perfect.

Something glowing in the distance.

You held me in your arms every night

As you never had in life.

The sky drops your very tears

You clean the world with your rain

Kiss the children’s cheeks

Bless the very ground you never got to

Walk.

:mina: