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.