everything

the way how she's feeling right now
the way in which he lets her go
is everything
and that moment will depress her for always
the things he said
the words she cried
the blood coming out of her mouth
it leaves no stains

the final moment of his face
the lasting breath through her mouth
gasp within the sound barrier
the walls hide everything
and the walls are cracking

they wished the best for themselves
we wanted them to be perfect
because we would too
but there's a certain fear we don't look at
there's something we can't touch
and we know it all

"help me"
she whispers it again
"help me"
and he doesn't listen
and we don't listen
and we don't care
because she wasn't everything
and we want it all
we want it now

and we want it to last forever

-winston campbell-
8/10/96