Before the Bombs Fell

"I was in love
Back before the bombs fell
With a girl who had a bright heart
But a dark life
Every thing I could
I did for her
To bring her joy
The same joy
She brought to me

Just to see
A small smile grace her face
And the universes light
Within her eyes
But that was back
Back before her demise

I woke one day
To ash and rubble
The war had begun
And I couldn't breathe
Not because of smoke and flame
But because I knew
The girl I'd loved
Was no longer in the same plane

Day by day
World powers threats grew
But not as big
As my own threats
To myself
I couldn't live
In such a dark world
When
I had lost my only source of light.

Day by day
The darkness grew
Inside of me I knew
Something was wrong
Something was missing
And it was something I'd once had.
I felt empty and incomplete

Then a stranger walked in my door

Said she'd been running
Dark hair down her face
Hiding
Surviving
Something about her
Struck me some way
It was in her eyes
I'd seen in once before
Held in the eyes of the girl I adored
I grew sick.
I knew what would come next
A vicious cycle
Maybe with a new end."