Aria

"Aria, like the melody"

That was her name

And god, was it melodious

When she first spoke the words

"I love you"

A song in every inflection

Every laugh,

And every smile

And although I knew she loved me

I also knew it'd never work

She fought battles too dangerous

For me to be a part of

She struggled so deeply

I started to drown with her

And I had just made it to shore

Maybe I was being too brash

When I deleted those photos and poem

Because as of last October,

The only thing I have to look back on

Is the photo from her obituary

I never meant for her life to

End with our relationship

And god, did I mean it...

Every laugh, every smile

And every "I love you"

The guilt will haunt me

For the rest of my life

And her name will forever play

In my head, like a melody

Like a ballad