Part of me lived in you
you were more myself than I
we never got to say goodbye
before you lifted off
in the wind
with the world on your shoulders

There was much I'd like to say
they died prematurely
on my tongue
I regretted I didn't lie
lies are truer than
the barren truth in your eyes

My body's missing pieces
sometimes I wish I'd remember
where my heart used to be
I'm tired of remembering
at some point I'm sorry I can't
but then I would be a liar

Corpses littered my head
of laughter and plans unkept
a ring of resounding fear
when I turned I could see
you falling like an angel
without wings

The child in me cried
I don’t have tears anymore
but there are tears everywhere
fragments missing in dreams
the sky cracking and falling
upon me

Drowning in seas from nowhere
the breathe left my mouth
if I float, will I be complete again?
I'm sorry I can't live for you
like you did for me
for a while

I can't pull it all together
bear the weight of collapsed skies
I'm not strong like you
don't have anyone else here
spinning until the marionette
fell
© Elvin