Stranger

A transformation from brother to stranger.

He broke bit by bit

Each blow worse than the last

She played him like a game

Toying with who he was

I watched the transformation

Saw the terror in his eyes

And he fell out of my grasp

Drifting away from who he was

She kept coming back with a smile

Saying she changed

And he believed her

Believed the girl who left him every time

Maybe it was a fascination

Maybe he was really in love

He wanted to marry her

Both only 16

And then he snapped

I knew he was gone

The boy I knew as a friend

As a sibling

He is still here

His body that is

Breathing, talking to me

But the soul I knew is long gone

Replaced by a stranger

And that stranger is all I have left.

Reviews

[Purplerose]

What emotion poured out in this one. Felt my heart dropped in the end. The last stanza.....powerful!!!!! Enjoyed! :)

[Maddy]

Thank you for reviewing :)