You asked, 'Are you sad?'

While feigning a reason,

a perfect lie,

Your make-believe world,

a false disguise.

You asked, 'Are you upset?'

But they're brought to light,

Illuminated, stark

and clear and bright.

Each fragment kept, a darkened drawer inside.

When the alarm sounds, they're brought to light,

The dreams my mind so willingly allowed,

Do they cause you pain? Why did you stay?

You asked, 'Have you eaten?'

My heart was frozen in time

You're no longer part of what was ours,

Precious things turned to dust,

Your words, your worries, a fragile alibi,

Your shining steps now lost, a fading sigh.

Merged with another's,

a different story.