I see her
I’m ignored
She’s looking for something
She’s look for nothing
Nothing she can see, anyway
She’s frustrated

She’s beautiful
I want to touch her
But I won’t
I want her to smile or make her smile
But she won’t
I want to ask her about her day
And we’d talk
Together
With drunken smiles on our faces
But we won’t

We’ll walk by each other
I won’t smile
I’m jaded
She won’t smile
She’s afraid

She starts crying
And they’re not healthy tears

She can’t hold on anymore
Everything has let her down

The world isn’t what she thought it would be
It never is

She wants to die
I don’t blame her

If she wants to jump, I won’t stop her
That world must be less painful than here

If she has the courage to see what’s on the other side
I’ll stay here
I’ll wonder how it went
I’ll wish she would’ve stayed
So we could’ve met

Her crying quits, abruptly
She goes back inside
I know
There’s no turning back

For the next few minutes
I anticipate IT
The acid
Loud
Crackle
Of fire
Steel
The walls painted of sanguine

I want get up
Go over
Kick down the door
Stop her
Tell her that there’s something
Something that’s worth it
Something pretty
That some things are beautiful
That somewhere is beautiful
That she should just
I don’t know
Not get scared

I won’t think any less of you if you decide you want to though
But not everything is completely hopeless
At least I’m not, anyway

I want to save you
I want to make you happy
But I won’t