Elegy for a Victim

Beautiful days can turn disastrous with one decision Smiles become screams of horror Happiness metamorphosizes into terror Our life was shattered We were torn apart by one bullet One shooter One act of desperation, a cry for help Today, the sky is black The angels weep for you, for us For our love, murdered by silver My hope was in you Now it lies with you, six feet in the ground You, my love, were forced to leave us To vanish Whisking hope away