Under the Sun

Nicky breathed evenly one moment

and was gasping for breath the next

the next thing I know

he's eternally at rest

his face covered in blood

the mere sight left me stunned

his head split open with visible brain damage

hell, there was even blood on our baggage

I follow the orders a guy who says he's a cop gives

all the while praying, hoping he lives

with Mom taking care of him I run to Steph

there she is on the ground, wrapped up in plastic

well, they do have to keep dirt out of all the cuts on her shoulder

I drop to my knees, wattching for her breathing

my watching yields nothing, but the medics are here

they can bring her back and make her stay alive

seven hours later, I learn neither survived

the world keeps going on around me

and I want to scream, "Don't you know?! Don't you see?!"

but of course they don't know, they don't even know me

I just want to go home and keep breathing

hide under my covers, to forget everything

I fell asleep in a hotel after a shower

as I washed his blood off, I knew this was reality

the nightmare I wish it was is a living one

nightmares happen in the dark...this happened under the sun