Explosion
You are strong
brave
intelligent
my best friend.
Before this insane war
seeing you erased my pain
quenched my fears.
But now
as I see your dark face
the pain returns
the fear haunts me once again
I want to love you
to erase the unthinkable from my tortured mind
but I cannot.
She is gone
never coming back
like my father in that wretched mine
her body blown to bits, nothing to bury in solemn remembrance.
You might have killed her.
the terrible possibility
haunts me
when your grey eyes meet
mine.
I cannot love a murderer.
I want to love you
but the grief in me won't
allow it.
Goodbye, friend.
This war has destroyed us
torn us apart.
The bomb exploded
so did our bond.