As the Fall Breaks - Aletheian

Injustice between brothers left un mended
With no chance left to reconcile
Will you forgive me in my memories
For I can't turn back the hands of time
Haunted by questions of what could have been
Sorrow
Shame
Regret
Friendship defiled
The smoke settles as the echo fades
This quiet stillness is so peace less
Hopeless decision made in haste
Leaving only numb the hand scrawled explanation
Why couldn't you have waited five more minutes
Why couldn't
I have spared five more of mine
Who am I to shed a tear
The hope I bear
I bore inside
The silence shatters as the fall breaks
Lifetime reflection in a momentary decent
Tragic accident without warning left so many ends untied
Why couldn't
I have said
I'm sorry
Why had I forsaken you
Brotherhood
I have defiled
The love I bare
I have denied
Brother against brother
Selfish stubborn battle
Petty qualms fester deep
Severing all ties
Principles borne to heart have all been pushed aside
Tragedy reveals this squandered wasted time
Great truths revealed through grave mistakes
Hard lessons learned through retrospect
Bite not the hand that has been offered
Deny not a hand to help another
Let bitter judgment fall the way of hate and embrace thy brethren