Silver

What happened to us?

It seems like one second
I was in your arms
A twisted lock of obsidian hair
Dancing in front of my eyes
As you twirled it between your fingers
Then a surge of cold air
And I could hear myself yelling
Screaming at you to get out

How long had it been going on?

All I remember clearly
Is seeing the both of you
At the corner café
Exchanging smiles and laughs
The way we used to
God, I miss those days
But they're gone now
Dried up and blown away

Why did you do it?

That fight broke me
A hundred pieces shattered over
Like the glass covering our picture
Dangling from my splintered fingers
I've made my own river
A ghost trail of blood and tears
Not so visible to the eye
And far too manifest to the heart

Why couldn't I see it?

I've ruined every reminder of you
Just so I could leave you behind
Too bad in the end
I'm still the one abandoned
You left the shadows to feast on me
Creating a monster of a girl
Protected only by her emptiness
Fueled only by her hate

Where is the light now?

I've been staring at it for an hour
Fascinated by the bronze ribbon
Weaving through the silver chain
You know I never took it off
And it's the only gift I couldn't break
Take it back - away from me
Until the day I can stop hurting
And stand up from this fall