I Now Know Why (She Cries)

(I Now Know Why) She Cries

By Jordan Anna

Breathtakingly slow, agonizing cold
She moves across the room to the bed
I watch her softly caress the wrinkles
The day has shed

I overheard her whispers when she’s talking
To the moon
And the cries of misery and heartbreak
Mourning, morning comes so soon

To start the day fresh, alone in such isolation
Empty, forgotten being
The loss of a friendship so close and dear
Living the life unseeing

Alive her friend and yet so dead
The scorning, the slander so real
So fresh in her mind and the heart longs
For the friendship that could have been

A bond so tight, so lovingly dear
Shredded without warning
Leaving an empty shell of hope
That no one will ever hear

The friendship ripped by cruelty
Words thrown without care
Her emotions played out in a heartless game
Leaving her cold and in despair

I now know why she cries at night
She’s lonely, afraid to befriend
For fear of her heart being wrenched
And mutilated all over again

She whispers all her sorrows
To the moon each night in vain
Asking her friend to take those words
So her heart may find friendship again

Might I take away her pain?