"i'm sorry...
... i didn't know who else to call...
... don't leave..."
i heard him whisper
choking back the tears
while i laid there
.paralyzed.
unable to form the words he needed
unable to breathe.
i heard a stuttering breath
sharply in
raggedly out
"...please..."
i finally spoke my words
my ears listened to his.
but only heard the
.crushing.sadness.
the only side of him
that i never knew
spilled out before me
like blood from a victim of a nightmare
now i'm stained
forever by his tears
and the sound
i'll never be able to rid
from my ears.