You will always be seventeen, forever young
But there will be no more teenage days filled with fun
I was too wrapped up in problems of my own
Could I have prevented it had I known
Time passes on, but the pain lessens not
For when you cried out, I heard you not
I thought you just needed more time and more space
But you were withdrawing from the human race
I was so consumed with a marriage falling apart
That I heard not the silent cry of your heart
I backed away from you, giving you more room
I was too ignorant see the impending doom
I was so absorbed in problems of my own
I didn't notice you felt so scared and alone
I was always so busy - always on the go
You didn't want to bother me with your teenage woes
So you came to the conclusion
It was do or die
Then you ended your life -
Suicide
You ended your life at the point of a gun
Ending your life before it had begun
Nine years later and I have not forgot
For when you cried out, I heard you not.
