"where was I when the rockets came to life, and carried you away?"
i remember the day i found out
it was late, so late
i was awake thinking about you
and my phone buzzed
it was your mother
i barely heard what she said but i caught the word dead
and my heart sank
and my vision blurred
my fingers became numb
my phone dropping onto the floor
i felt nothing i heard nothing i wanted nothing
but you here with me and now i know
that it will never happen
that you will never have kids
or a loving husband
or a wedding
or your first sip of alcohol
or a college acceptance letter
and that broke me in ways i never thought could
