my lips were stinging with words unspoken
my eyes burning with tears unshed
all i loved, i loved in silence
but i loved fiercely, without end
my lungs collapsed with shallow breathing
my heart sputtered without a sound
all i saw was my one love leaving
and then the world was burning down
within the flames i saw him crying
he muttered words i could not hear
i thought i saw 'i loved you darling'
past tense, past love, past care
my blood stopped flowing inside me
i felt nothing but the heat
and then ice and cold to drown in
thus declared the death of me