DIDN'T KNOW

we didn't know
that you would
be gone
too soon
that we would be
left behind
dismayed disappointed disillusioned
we didn't know
that redemption
would never come
that second chances
are best left
for story books
we didn't know
that life is sometimes unfair
that life can be cruel
that hearts sometimes
are torn in pieces
never able to be mended
we just didn't know.