Domino

She screamed
«No,» when you got the call about him
I couldn’t understand what you said
When you told us he was dead
It was as sudden as an earthquake
My knees they shake about it
Is this the calm before the storm?
The grudge I hold keeps me at home
I won’t go
Your house was filled with us all
Now we’re marks left on the wall
Five gone. I’m barely holding on, 18
A death domino effect
An empty home that we neglect
I only care because your
Bones are there
Buried under a willow tree
Next to the river by a gate
The summer heat we couldn’t take
Don’t make me
Your house was filled with us all
Now we’re marks left on the wall
I keep thinking about
Her alone in their bed
My biggest regrets
Not calling to check
Up on her then
Her world was wrecked
Your house was filled with us all
Now we’re marks left on the wall
All our photos are long gone