Death's Sting

I saw your face so pale and yellow

I looked into your empty, shallow face

And could not greet you with a "hello"

For you had finally finished your race.

I could not cry there by your side

For fear of breaking my stubborn pride

In front of all of them standing there

Even though my heart was in despair.

But all alone, I drown my bed in tears

I cry for you in my lonely fears

I look for you around each corner

I'm a little girl, a helpless mourner.

I wish you could come back

I wish my night wasn't so black

I wish I could hug you close

I've had a crying overdose.

I tell you that I love you

I wish I was there, too

I long for your jokes again

Why did cancer ever begin?

I walk into the woods all alone

Looking for a lonely place to cry

My heart torn and broken, I moan

Why did you have to go and die?