What She Never Knew

her body lay motionless
sprawled across the floor
a vulnerable silence
killed by a knocking at a door
there, she lays
small and delicate
he runs over toward her
remembering how they met
he touches her hand
her hair, then her face
and then he notices
blood all over the place
"i always loved you
always, it's true"
and it's just too bad
that she never knew