Nights and liqour

Your body lay cold on the ground where I found you
Motionless and still, your cheeks were tainted blue
And the light on your face reflected the night sky
Your last breath on your lips, unshed tears in your eyes

In the darkness they saw you, alone at the side of the road
Lifeless and empty, set free from pain you never showed
Dead on impact they told me, just a quick simple death
The ground hit your windscreen and took away your breath

That night took you swiftly with the most gentle touch
Never realized you leaving would hurt me this much
Neck snapped in two, I’m sure you would never believe
So I sit alone at the roadside with my heart on my sleeve

I could cry you a river, but it wouldn’t bring you back
Wish I could be the light of your life, the one that you lack
You face pressed hard against shattered fragments of glass
Your body lay thrown sharply into the dry bloodstained grass

Police lights and sirens fill tonight’s bitter cold air
Your red lips shine with blood which drenches your hair
My lungs fill with the stench of you body as you start to decay
It must be more than six hours since you went away

I should have come sooner to bring you back home
Not left you distressed and bitter at night on you own
With a bottle in your hand which rested on the wheel
You tried to banish those emotions you hated to feel

Now you lie on the floor so many words still left unspoken
Your body was crushed and your back left broken
Your car swerved on the highway as the others speeded by
It was the night and the liquor which left you cold as you died