If only I had stopped to talk

Or even smile

If only I had taken the time

But now

Your eyes are closed

Your lips are cold

I see the stiff limbs dressed

In black

If only I had said hello

Asked about that math assignment

That was due last week

But it's too late for that

It's too late to save you

If only I had been there

To talk you through it

As you stood there holding that gun

Contemplating 'Should I?'

The question nobody should have to ask

Especially one so young

One so supposedly

Innocent

One so

Talented

One so

Beautiful

If only I had been able to tell you

All of this

If only I had been your friend

While you were still

Alive