Tell me
When did those eyes
Once so genuine and bright
Turn hard as jagged rocks
Cold as the first fall of frost?
When did they lose their innocence?
When did they lose their light?
The guarded secrets that reside in them now
Are no longer the ones I knew

Tell me
When did that smile
Once so full of warmth and light
Turn sharp as a dagger's edge
Ever calculating the next strike?
When did the kindness vanish?
When did the wicked seep through?
The foreign darkness it exudes
Is new, one I never knew

Tell me
When did that laugh
Once so contagious, carefree
Turn menacing as a devil's cackle
Echoing idly into the night's chill?
When did the poison start lacing your words?
When did it make it's first kill?
The silent assassin within it's raucous host
Is one I never hoped I'd know

Tell me
When did the person now hiding behind the mask
Become only but a memory,
Ceasing to exist?