"Quietly"

He crept through the house,
Making sure not to make a sound.
Closing the door behind him, he turned towards the well-known path.
Quickly, quickly.



She slipped out her bedroom,
Slowly closed the door.
And crept along the hallway -
Quietly, quietly.

From behind in her own room,
She could hear her mother sleep.
The sound of even breathing
Slipping from within -
Quietly, quietly.

She sent one backwards glance;
Was it worth it, would it work?
The doubt slid away as she thought of his smile
She turned and opened the front door
And vanished into the night -
Quietly, quietly.



He took no note of the snow as it fell,
But hurried to the meeting spot they both knew so well
Tried to find the park bench, because he knew that she'd show up -
Quickly, quickly.



She wandered down the sidewalks
Drenched in midnight's velvet magic
The perfect stars looked down and laughed -
Quietly, quietly.

She made first footprints in the snow
The glittered magic still falling,
It rehearsed it's ancient dance,
twirling in the patterns taught it by the fairies -
Quietly, quietly.

She danced along with the snow
Until she found their meeting place
The old park bench overlooking the fountain
Of water that fell in diamond cascades
But it was the thought of him that made her hum a tune -
Quietly, quietly.



He looked her in the eyes, and she really was beautiful.
He almost felt like telling her to go back home
To spare her the heartbreak that he knew was coming...

But temptation was too beautiful,
Like the starlight in her pale blue eyes
Barely thinking, barely caring, he kissed her -
Quickly, quickly.



They talked that night for hours,
His brilliant smile caused her flutters
His three whispered words caused her heart to race -
Quietly, quietly.

He kissed her.
The warmth and softness made her feel alive
And all she wanted was for this midnight to last forever.
She looked up at the stars and wished -
Quietly, quietly.

She didn't want to say goodbye,
But she knew she had to.
She'd see him the next day,
The thought made her smile brighter.
She danced her way home, twirling with a song singing through her heart -
Quietly, quietly.



He wondered if she'd be here.
See him in the hallway - ask him questions.
He swallowed, closed his locker, and headed to class -
Quickly, quickly.



She wandered through the hallway
A fadeless smile across her face
She was in love, and he'd said he loved her -
Quietly, quietly.

But that was when she saw him.
His thoughts lost in auburn eyes.
He spoke to her, her brown eyes smiled
While blue ones filled with tears that fell -
Quietly, quietly.

She turned and left
With not a word,
She didn't want to see his smile
Or hear his voice.
Not while her heart was breaking into pieces -
Quietly, quietly.



He knew she saw him, knew she heard.
He tried to stop her, but she left too quickly.
He called her name and followed -
Quickly, quickly.



He found her later, on the park bench, by the fountain of sparkling water.
He couldn't see from far away how still she lay there watching.
He called her name to no response, he quickened his pace.
He froze when he saw the crimson pool that stained the grass surrounding.

It wasn't supposed to be like this, this wasn't the ending he intended.
And three words were all that escaped his lips -
"I'm so sorry" he whispered
Quietly, quietly.



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Written for English class. It's supposed to be rhythmic free verse in a 3/4/5 pattern. And yes it's a bit dark, but it's a dramatic expression of something I actually dealt with for a while, so I guess that's the inspiration.
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