Crimson Snow (poem)

The snow - once white

Is now crimson red

I see it seep out

From beneath your head

In despair I watch

As your blood flows freely

Your eyes stare vacantly

And you’re no longer breathing

This shouldn’t have happened

I told you to go

I begged and I pleaded

But you only said no

You didn’t understand

Why I would hide away

Shield myself from the world

Remain in my room every day

I gaze at you now

Lifeless and cold

Wishing that you’d listened

Done what you were told

But you couldn’t know

Or understand all my fears

Know about the voices in my head

And whispers in my ears

I told you to leave me

That I was losing control

But you didn’t, you stayed

Now you’re dead in the snow

© E.F. Rose 4.15.14