My words get stuck

My mind freezes

What is happening to me?

Silently he watches his lover die

And slips away to slit his wrists

Why is this so sad?

Around him the world mourns

For the boy's lover

But he lays forgotten

His blood touches the marble floor

And notice he finally receives

His attempted suicide has failed

Why does this affect me so?

For none of it really happened

Except in the pages in my book

And yet

I'm still.