Death by Poetry
I
Crimson hands
Cold stone
Glazed eyes
A kiss goodbye
He watched
As life fled
A final breath
All agony is dead
He rose again
Ashes burning
A silent vow
To never look back
A new man,
From the corpse
Now rotting in a grave
Locked inside his mind
When the next
Murder shall rise,
He shall cleanse
Himself once more.
II
Do you remember when
You were innocent,
Oh, so innocent.
Crying at the death of a goldfish?
Do you remember when
Life was fun,
Oh, so fun
Running for hours, barefoot in the grass?
Do you remember when
The world was small,
Oh, so small
Wondering what would become of it?
Do you remember when
You were loved,
Oh, so loved
Before you realized those gestures did not mean love?
Do you remember when
The flowers wilted
The fun had stopped,
And the world became cold and devoid of love?
I do.
III
I see your smile,
Masking the pain;
I wonder to myself
will you ever be the same?
I know,
I cannot bring you the sunshine
I know,
Someone hurt you, broke you, scarred you.
But would you believe in love?
I know,
You're a star, crashing to the earth.
I know,
You're the sun, burning herself to nothing for others.
I know,
You're tired and scared and lost and hopeless.
I know,
I see it in your eyes.
I know,
I see it behind those long sleeves you wear.
I know,
I see it in that final breath you took.
But do you know?
Do you know,
Someone prayed for hours every night for you?
Do you know,
Someone cried to sleep when they lost you?
Do you know,
No one's life will be the same without you?
Do you know,
You were deeply loved from a distance?
Do you know,
How missed you are since you left us?
I know,
Now, you are someone's guardian angel,
Shielding them from the same darkness that took you away.
I know,
Because I feel you every time I touch that blade.