A subtle air of obscurity An avalanche of disappointment As the realization occurs that they were merely a detachment of life Way before their time Too soon, too fast, not enough. Silent laughter strangles the room Flames of scarlet across their cheeks A fugitive touch of the hand Glassy eyes, bolting minds A nameless sadness oppressing their world The faint heart filled with eager hopefulness beaten by the imperious and sagacious mind Quick flames leaping in every cell of their silhouettes Only to be washed away by the knowingly river The wistful melancholy bound to the star-crossed lovers when they hear the sinking beating grow faint.