The End of Innocence

I cried, my tired eyes out

Enough to empty my soul

I feel so empty

Does anyone know

What it felt like

When their tears fell?

I clutched

My Aching chest

Afraid of my breaking heart

Beating for the lost lives

Does anyone know

What it felt like

When their hearts bled?

I crawled Into the corner

Afraid of the light

The darkness sheltered my body

Does anyone know

What it felt like

When their light died?

I wept Into my hands

Afraid to show my swollen eyes

To the rest of the world

Does anyone know

What it felt like

When they disappeared from our sight?

It was not me

That suffered and died that day

Amongst the crippling ruin

And falling sky

It was the best in this unfair world

And more than I will ever be

It was the end of innocence.

My sympathy and heart-felt sadness for all in this tragedy