Pain and terror have consumed me whole,
Rendered me into a lifeless body,
Into a state of numbness so cold,
It blocks my air passageways.

Yet, it still invades my shuddering heart,
Waves of shock and grief soak through me,
Make me lurch back and forth.

Here she lies, before my eyes;
Silently waiting for me.
My trembling legs, my heavy feet,
Take a step, before they deem me too weak.

I slump on the floor, at her feet;
An inhumane scream tears at my throat,
But all that comes out of me is a...