I see bodies Huddled on the floor Laying lifeless Drained of hope Deprived of what could be Decorated with knives Tattoos stained with Resentment And self-hatred Does anyone care?
They fade into the shadows And left abandoned A beauty forgotten Crumpled Withering in defeat From your words That stab swords Through hearts Do you care?
Their eyes once saw Mountains that touched infinite skies A blue So pure and clear That once mirrored the innocence reflected In their own Mountains they planned to climb one day And reach that place So high
Their eyes saw (but you never seemed to notice) Lakes that appear shallow But hold deep crystals beneath Along with a whole life force Flowing curving Ripples of delight Ecosystems Families Friendships That harbor her treasures All connected by watery strands Of energy Webs weaving passions and dreams And touch the depths that dive into hearts Of the matter Dreams and passions that can be followed Pursued with unrelenting Mysteries to unlock
Their voices spoke words of wisdom that could Transform into flighty doves and claim wings That softly land into unbound books Scrawled in personalized script With the little curlicues And indigo ink puddles breathing life Into blank white pages All of their own ideas And opinions You never cared about their opinions
Their hands caressed another Their bodies hugged And encircled Holding on tight And passed so much to each other Saying everything And nothing By touch Contact sizzles And fire burns Pressed against another They never found love Hearts that beat so loud And resonate in tune with The rhythms and patterns in that Of another And lost themselves piece by piece Until their identity reflected that Of another and became One Maybe so Maybe not But you’ll never really know But you said you never cared Anyway
They once sparkled Shimmered with life You took it all away Their beauty Their light Do you care?