And Still We Couldn’t Hear You

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As the New Year comes close, I remember those I have lost not only this year, but in the past! C.C.O image From Pixabay You spoke so loudly In that stoic silence And Still we did not hear you Somewhere between boy And man I barely knew you You were a friends boyfriend An amazing artist But I didn’t see That inward pain. We shared our faith Our life and dreams We built memories But always it seemed You were somewhere in The shadows Not quite boy Never a man. I wasn’t yet twenty one When I learned you had Killed yourself I don’t remember the details But the pain leaves an imprint The what could I have done’s How could I have helped? But living in what if’s Doesn’t change the what is And a brilliant mind Was taken to soon. I remember the pain In my friends voice As she called me with the news Just months earlier We learned of the brutal murder Of our family friends A different kind of pain But a pain Just the same. Answers left unanswered After all these years And hearts left unrepaired As strong as we are. But my friend She had that quiet Kind of courage That quite literally saved me And I began telling her my Story, And even in her pain She encouraged me. (C) Michelle R Kidwell 4/26/2018 12:24 A.M P.S.T )