Your shoes look worn 
How long’s it been since you’ve been home? 
The duct tape barely holds 
The soles are falling out 
And [bad word] soon 
So how will you stay warm tonight? 

You look worn 
How long’s it been since you’ve been happy? 
The smile barely holds 
And there’s liquor on your breath 
And what else can we do? 
When you’ve all but given up 

The light on the screen was blurred by my drips 
When your dad sent the text to my phone 
He said your body was found with a needle in hand 
Just three or four blocks from our home 
And I’ll never shake the fact 
That I ignored you Wednesday night