If only I’d had the courage,

The courage to stand by you,

I knew you were suffering,

And yet I did nothing.

Stayed silent, afraid,

I saw your mind drift off—

into the never after,

I caused you pain,

Not with harsh words or actions,

But with the emptiness I left in their place.

A piece of me died that day.

If only I’d been brave enough—

Maybe you’d still be here.