I hear your sobs from the bathroom And I hope it’s not what I think Pray I misunderstood Hope and hope so deep
We open the door And there you lie Lost in some fog Then I realize From the look in your eyes And the colors I glimpse It’s all over the tiles And it covers the sink
The scene freezes in silence Images flashing slow We try to grasp in an instant How it began to flow Searching for the tool you used That would lead to the breach Searching for the weapon you chose To finally... sleep
And I wonder...
“Is this it?”
“Is this the day Our life will collapse?”
“Is today the day that All my fears come true?”
Will there be no other laugh In our lives forever stained Will there be no innocence Left from what was shed Is this the date cross-marked In our memories forever Is this the day so black Where our dreams shatter?
As I hear the sirens fade I’m left in silence, petrified In shock staring at my hands Voiceless and horrified
So unbearable That it dissociates me So unshakable That it suffocates me
Breathing the thick air Painfully into my lungs As I wash blood off my hands And clean the bathtub
There were no tears that night Just a blinding pain As sharp as the knife You pressed to your veins
Oh mother…
What have you Done?
You have left me Forever Terrified For things To come
Couldn’t you spare us I was just a child In this bathroom who would comfort The little girl I was? Couldn’t you handle The anger and the tears Preserve your children From their worst fears?
You’ve shattered our lives From your own weakness And filled our eyes With... endless darkness Broken our hopes For any peaceful day An anguish for tomorrows That will never melt away