The moon glowed bright that evening
as she walked home from her job
listening to music she saw no danger
nor heard the steps echoing the night
but deep in the dark a soul crept
silent as the wind whisking by
it was midnight when that shadow reached
to cut her cries from sound
it was midnight when that stranger dealt
with a problem non-existent
it was midnight when her long blond hair
swished down the arm of her captor
it was midnight when the world
lost another dreamer
The dirt clung to his shoes
as he trekked through the woods
carrying a pain he'd never felt before
guilt locked away in silence
as he approached the sea she loved
and returned her to her dreams
It was midnight when the waves harmonized
claiming a soul long yearned for
it was midnight when her figure fell
from the arms of her beholder
it was midnight when her heart stopped beating
and her lips they breathed their last
it was midnight when a jewel was lost
to the turquoise wasteland
The feeling of her fingers slipping
brought him to his knees
and for one second he was overcome
and felt a flash of sanity
as her body met the foam
and became one with the night
It was midnight when he raised the bottle
to drown out the sound of her scream
It was midnight when there was one last shot
to erase the haunting memory
It was midnight when he felt his mind
slipping away from him
It was midnight when the moon rose high
over his fading shadow dim
The sky wept tears over the loss of an angel
and thunder cracked the clouds in grief
as the ocean caressed the solemn hearts
with a song she loved so much at peace
and he lay six feet under pain and misery
with no hearts to mourn his passing
It was midnight...on her birthday
The moment meant to be sixteen
