I felt very deeply for her
I loved her more than a friend
We never were very close
Then God called her in

We never shared real time together
She never knew how I felt
She always felt depressed and alone
The fatal blow was dealt

I never told her anything
I feared that she'd say no
But I see that "no" would be a good thing
Because she didn't have to go

I could have told her I cared
And even if she hated me
At least there was a chance then
Of, in her bondage, being free

I found an old picture of her
I look at it every day
I sob whenever I see it
Because I know
I took her life away

-Jonathan Cullifer

Poetry