In the life I never chose
I should’ve gone when he let go,
But fear can freeze the strongest rose.
I watched him fade beneath the snow—
In the life I never chose.
I should’ve run, or called his name,
Or burned beside him when it froze.
But silence wrapped me up in shame—
In the life I never chose.
He fought with fire, I stood behind,
Too scared to speak, too weak to pose.
I left my heart, I left my mind—
In the life I never chose.
I loved him soft, when he was flame,
I turned when all he needed closed.
And let the sky forget his name—
In the life I never chose.
My brother walks, but not the one
Whose voice still haunts the wind that blows.
I traded stars for just the sun—
In the life I never chose.
I stayed while he became the storm,
I watched, while courage decomposed.
I wore the mask, I kept the form—
In the life I never chose.
And if I’m gone by morning’s light,
Just know I left no thorns, no prose.
Just petals drifting out of sight—
In the life I never chose.
In the life I never chose.
