Climbing Through Windows

Written long ago:

A multitude of angels cried that cold night eight years ago
The day that had seemed like any other, had only been a show
For that night, my best friend, the one I confided everything in
Was subjected to the worst possible kind of end
Unaware of what was to befall him the following night
He slept soundly in his bed, free of any fright
Awoken by the sound of garbage trucks, he arose
Out of under the warm blankets without another doze
Steadily walking, afraid to wake anyone out of sleep
He crawled through his window and jumped into the deep
Landing on the soft ground, he quickly moved on
Arriving at another window, across the empty lawn
Beams of light shone through the glass, she was awake
Dressed to rebel and have fun, ready for what was at stake
That night the crickets and birds sang songs of joyous tunes
The sun set in deep regret while the planets revolved around their moons
Regardless of the risks they were taking by being awake that late
The two friends didn’t let anything get in the way of their play date
They had planned to be together until someone else took a midnight roam
The following night however, the boy did not return to her home
The girl finally fell asleep after waiting for hours and hours
Only to be awoken by the door bell and a room filled with flowers
Suddenly frightened the girl arose with such speed and ran to the door
A woman stood patiently outside, tears welling in her eyes and dropping to the floor
Without saying a word, she quickly handed her another bouquet
And the girl stood staring at her for a few minutes as she scampered away
Confusion and frustration penetrated the young one’s heart
As she searched for the answers with which no one would part
She left the house and walked a few feet to the next door
Rang the bell once, twice and waited some more
Her friend’s mother finally answered her call and opened the gate
A box of Kleenex in one hand and the other trying to wipe away fate
At last it hit the girl like a ton of heavy red bricks
This was something she could not ever even try to fix
The little boy with whom she had so much fun
Had left his home, his life had ended. Done.
Depression filled her heart and mind as she pushed away everyone who cared
Anger and despair overcame her and forced her to do what no one else had dared
All of the flowers the family received as gifts of grievance
Were thrown away and replaced with toys that displayed adolescence
She wanted her best friend to live and see life after elementary school
All the people they saw in television shows that seemed so cool
But that was never going to happen and the only way to make up for it
Was to demonstrate to him what he would have had if he hadn’t split
How could God separate two children in that horrible way?
To take one up to heaven and leave the other astray?
It was so hard after He took you away from me, life was never the same
We had always thought life would take us places, but it was just a game
I miss you so much and hope to see you very soon
Because I can’t live without the memories becoming my tune
I love you so much and your love to me I lack
But a multitude of angels cried that night, and told me you’d come back.