Grief You didn't litter your lungs with smoke Or do a different kind of Coke Or trifle with suspicious folk So why was it your name he spoke? The guard came to our school that day He asked questions, had you run away? But I knew better, though they didn't say It was then my mind's fabric began to fray Everything everywhere became a sign Losing hope and losing time "Girl: Missing" became the line And when they asked, I said "I'm fine" Not moving on because of not knowing You learn to hide it, easier than showing Acting the part, sanity corroding Smile says different, mind exploding The news that came slithered in like a snake I was already broken but again, I did break As cliché as it gets, it almost sounds fake, They found your body at the bottom of the lake I expected relief to come in a wave But no, I mistook denial for brave Now grief has gone and made me its slave I do hope it's comfortable in our shared grave