by Emily Maybanks
31st October 2011… Halloween
Young and sweet, I was seventeen
Still a child, full of innocence
With a craving for independence
So much I didn’t but too much I did see
That fateful, terrifying night
I think about it all the time; it haunts me
Every time I see a blue light
I remember the ambulance sirens screaming
Taking you away
And I hoped that I’d been dreaming
I woke up the next day
Because it had all been so real, it was so raw
All I could do was cry
It felt too much to even walk out of the front door
I knew you could die
31st October 2011… Halloween
Young and sweet, I was seventeen
Still a child, full of innocence
With a craving for independence
But you clung on,
for 128 days, to life
In that hospital bed
In so much pain, suffering through the strife
Wishing you were dead
But you finally closed your eyes
And my heart broke
At the funeral, I said my final goodbyes
Trying not to choke
I still can’t cry enough tears for you
As I advance
There’s so much we had left to do
You’ll never get the chance
31st October 2011… Halloween
Young and sweet, I was seventeen
Still a child, full of innocence
With a craving for independence
From then on, I vowed
That I would do all I could
To make you so proud
Because I think I should
And every single day I fight
Battles rage inside me
But I can’t forget that night
Each time I close my eyes, I see
I feel, I remember and I hear
It drives me absolutely mad
Halloween is a synonym of fear
And I’ll always miss you so bad
31st October 2011… Halloween
Young and sweet, I was seventeen
Still a child, full of innocence
With a craving for independence
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