Ephemeral



Where once was light Now darkness falls

He braved a look into the small kitchen shuddering as he passed.

Where once was love Love is no more

He couldn't believe what happened. Everyone...everything gone.

Don't say goodbye Don't say I didn't try

He walked around the soundless room. Trying to grasp this new reality. To understand what went wrong. Where everything fell, collapsing into nothingness.

These tears we cry Are falling rain

A muffled sob and he sneaked a peek in a room. Hands hiding, body coiled and tense. Dry heaves in a ragged pillow.

For all the lies you told us The hurt, the blame!

If someone would have told him what was going to happen maybe he would have been a bit more prepared. Readied himself for the blinding pain.

And we will weep to be so alone We are lost We can never go home

People cramped together and yet none of them aware of the others presence. Friends, Family, torn with sorrow.

So in the end I'll be what I will be

He stood in the room peering down at the many sleeping bags. Too tired, everyone too drained to last another hour, another minute.

No loyal friend Was ever there for me

He guessed it could've been worse. It could have been one of them. One of those soft faces drawn with wisdom far beyond their years.

Now we say goodbye We say you didn't try

He'd never admit it. Never fess up to the fact that he had cared...that he still cares. It's just not something he does. Not that he would ever have the chance again.

These tears you cry Have come too late Take back the lies The hurt, the blame!

She stands by the windows, an air of superiority, but he can see it. The bottled emotions. He knows he shouldn't care. Shouldn't be bothered, with what she had done to him. But he couldn't find a reason to hate her.

And you will weep When you face the end alone

Then a wisp of brown, a slash of black. The boy...no man stands beside her awkwardly, unsure of what to do. So much pain in his stance, sorrow filling his eyes.

You are lost You can never go home

He can't help but watch the two stand beside one another looking out the dusty window. No longer a reason to shade the rising sun from gripping inside the room. The blond sobs and the man takes her into his arms tears falling from them both. The disheveled man looks his way and its as if he has been spotted by that dark pain filled eye.

You are lost You can never go home

There's a pull and suddenly its as if he's getting swallowed up again. A burning inside far more painful then anything he's ever felt. Its feels like eternity where he is, stuck in the empty abyss. He can hear nothing, feel nothing, he's sure it must be hell. His punishment for all the crimes he committed. And then light and the burning and another pull.

No longer trapped, no longer lost. Frightened he looks around unaware of his new surroundings.

"Spike."

'Sire'




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