They were never meant to be

Her face, thin and white,

Black eyes, like bruises

And un-kissed lips painted midnight

And him, forever surrounded by

Girls wearing more make-up than clothes

They were never meant to be

Sitting alone

She tapped out a beat that

Thumped in her ears

There was no life

Take a smoke betweens classes

And hope each day is your last

And as he watched, he understood

Each day for him, a masquerade

Moving mechanically, a puppet

Each string pulling him apart

And so he fell in love

But they were never meant to be

They loved each other

It was a love neither could comprehend

They talked all day about nothing

But to them, it was everything

The world was theirs to hold

To discover again, together

But no one understood

Because they were never meant to be

He kissed her

She kissed him

A tangle of ivory limbs

Every movement colored red

A laugh and a scream

She prayed it would last forever

He laughed and cried and sang

It was a moment to remember

But it was a moment never meant to be

Life tore them apart

Their ways could not be clashed

No one understood

The lies and the glares were too much

A life not meant to be lived was theirs

Two dancing snowflakes falling

And so, life tore them apart

And they fell

Because it was never meant to be