Everything that I stood for,
Gone in a matter of seconds.
Everything that I thought I had,
Gone in a matter of seconds.

In that very moment,
I saw nothing.
I was on the floor.
I was silent.

I cried.
I cried for the broken.
I cried for the lost ones.
I cried for my friends.
I cried for my family.
I cried for the dead.

I cried for the hopeless.
I cried for the fearless.
I cried for everything.
I cried for everyone.
I cried for every possible known reason you can think of.

And when I mean silent.
I really mean dead silent.
I mean no one knew that I was crying.
No one thought to check on me.
I was dead silent for all of it.

Tears,
Running down my face,
The only thing that I knew I had,
The only thing that no one can take away from me.

That is all I have right now,
And that is all I will ever need.