The world came crashing down when we heard the news,
We would no longer have or hold our dancing queen. 
But for you, I knew it meant much worse,
The one person that stuck by you since you were born. 

We couldn't go home, 
In fear that it would unleash the truth that we had not yet accepted. 
But you had lifted your walls within seconds,
So that you could be strong for those that barely new our love. 

You made yourself a pillar we couldn't understand,
How were you not falling to you knees at the loss?
The woman you put above all else,
Was no longer able to console your pain. 

It was the day we all gathered that it became true,
When I walked up and spoke from the hearts that truly knew. 
And your head dipped, and your shoulders slackened,
And we saw the burden the death laid on your heart. 

It has been years since I felt that heartbreak,
Years since you opened your heart to lean on me.
But stupidly, I would again. 

I would feel my heart snap once more as I saw you weep,
I would weep with you again and feel our pain - yours and mine. 
I would tremble in my speech before everyone, 
And almost run off of the stage to fall beside you. 

I would do all these things, 
I would feel the world-crushing pain. 
If you would be proud of my words once more, 
If you would cry with me once more.