Silhouette

Too young to carry the weight of death I watched a vibrant soul become a vacant silhouette I felt you find solace in me I felt your fractured heart as it broke with every beat Was I enough to suppress the wound of a love you lost when you found them suspended from the roof? Weeks spent with words unspoken No words could heal your broken heart Too apprehensive, too afraid to leave you alone And drown in reasons why it was your name written down on the note I was far too young to watch your world grow cold Helpless as you grow numb Our misery entwined Your pain became my own Too much to bear so soon You collapsed and I lay beside I felt the room grow colder with every tear you cried Collapse And I lay beside Misery entwined