He stood, alone, in silence
Amidst the fluttering grass
And he wondered to himself in grief
How this had come to pass.
He stood, masked in darkness
Bathed in the moon's dim glow
Staring at him, lifeless
Cold, wretched, and lifeless
Staring at him lifeless
And his emotions began to flow.

So many questions, unrelenting
Provoked his mourning mind
But the answers to any or all of them
Seemed impossible to find
Tears cascaded down his cheeks
He softly began to cry
Each tear heavy with regret
The recurring overpowering regret
The regret that he barely even had
The chance to say goodbye

One thought aroused a thousand more
Each one intensifying the pain
Making him feel that he had lost all
And that he'd nothing more to gain
It all seemed incomprehensible
Too arduous to understand
Now all he had were memories
Oh those bittersweet memories
Yet he could feel each one of them
Slipping through his hand

Sombre thoughts obscured his mind
Bitter ones masked his heart
And the anguish seeping through his veins
Was tearing his soul apart
It befell on them so abruptly
So brutally curt, the end
A life was lost, taken away
In a solitary night, taken away
That single night took a life away
And lost them all a friend.