Presence
01-19-2004, 07:28 PM
Final Goodbyes
She called me today in floods of tears
She wouldn't tell me what was wrong
I tried my best to hear her words
As I sat on the bus travelling home.
She cried her heart out in gulping pain
She told me she was in a hospital ward
Yet she wouldn't explain what was wrong
Or why she just needed to hear a friend.
She talked in circles in pools of tears
She asked me not to enquire about her
She talked about life and all its worth
And then turned to the idea of death.
She frightened me 'til I was white with angst
She said her final goodbyes as she cried
And as I remained as silent as stone
I just didn't know what more to say.
She begged for forgiveness as she apologised
She choked on the gulps of deathly air
I began to feel I was a bad friend
Being too self-involved to notice her pain.
She said her final goodbye again
She then hung up and there was silence
Now I feel desperate and helpless
Anything I do will be wrong.
She called me today in floods of tears
She wouldn't tell me what was wrong
I tried my best to hear her words
As I sat on the bus travelling home.
She cried her heart out in gulping pain
She told me she was in a hospital ward
Yet she wouldn't explain what was wrong
Or why she just needed to hear a friend.
She talked in circles in pools of tears
She asked me not to enquire about her
She talked about life and all its worth
And then turned to the idea of death.
She frightened me 'til I was white with angst
She said her final goodbyes as she cried
And as I remained as silent as stone
I just didn't know what more to say.
She begged for forgiveness as she apologised
She choked on the gulps of deathly air
I began to feel I was a bad friend
Being too self-involved to notice her pain.
She said her final goodbye again
She then hung up and there was silence
Now I feel desperate and helpless
Anything I do will be wrong.