The Image Erase

She stared at his broken face
Time seemed to stand still in this place
Like him, she stood still
Trying to make the image erase

They told her “it would be okay”
But she knew now from this day
That nothing would be the same
Thanks to the price he had to pay

Questions raced through her mind
What were they trying to find?
What did they have to gain,
From being so unkind?

But now her brother was gone
And she had to push on
She had to keep moving
And see the next dawn

Now they covered his broken face
And removed her from that place
Like him, she was still
Unable to make the image erase…