Standing Still

you run towards her
you catch hold of her shoulders
you start to shake her hard
you're sobbing

she grins a grin of betrayal

you cry out in pain
you can't stop
she was by you all along
and now she's just gone

she stands still

you sob even harder
and you shake her so much more
you yell at her; she closes her ears

you tried to tell her how much she meant to you
the words just come out slurred
you can't reach her
her soul is gone

and you sob even more
with her just standing still
time and the world passes the two of you
without sympathy

and you remain crying
she remains still