Death of something beautiful

I looked at you with love reflected in my eyes
You were just looking inside, afraid it would one day dry

I was there when Hope died in your heart
You were too busy to notice, trying to make a new start

I saw your ravaged soul and offered comfort
You were worried I wouldn't understand and just treat you like dirt

I stayed when you existed without goal
You sorrowfully thought it was merely dole

I buried the sadness that silently crept in
You dismissed it with that infamous grin

I expressed my fears and waited for your call
You thought they would fade away with the Fall

I clasped your hand so we could surge ahead
You constantly dithered and left me for dead

I pleaded, hurt and burned
You stared straight ahead without a turn

I left then, a deep void within
You now say I'm (your) second skin.