Young Writers Society

Much like yoha_ahoy's required english ballad. The rules: must have a set rhyme scheme (refrain does not have to follow the scheme), a refrain,at least 6 stanzas, a plot, a crisis, and an old-english theme (romantic, loss, grief, etc.). So... I came up with this.

Cliff Johnston

Cliff Johnston, what happened to you?
How am I supposed to feel?
Were you my best friend?
How am I supposed to heal?

Please, stop haunting me
I thought I had forgotten you
Even though I was there that day
I wish I never knew

I told myself over and over
That it never came to be
Yet now I realize,
You I’ll never see

Cliff Johnston, what happened to you?
How am I supposed to feel?
Were you my best friend?
How am I supposed to heal?

I remember that day so crystal clear
It was only me and you
We went walking out on the ice
Then you vanished without a clue

I searched for you forever,
Slowly starting to die,
But there was nothing left of you
And I began to cry.

Cliff Johnston, what happened to you?
How am I supposed to feel?
Were you my best friend?
How am I supposed to heal?


I was desperately looking around,
With tears rolling down my face.
I prayed I would find you soon,
Yet there was no sign or trace.

Then I saw a hole in the ice
And I knew it was the key.
I rushed as quickly as I could.
Please don’t drown on me!

Cliff Johnston, what happened to you?
How am I supposed to feel?
Were you my best friend?
How am I supposed to heal?

But before I could even get there
Something caught my eye,
Stopping me suddenly.
Please Cliff don’t you die!

There you were looking up at me;
I’ll never forget your face.
Your eyes were cold as stone,
Locked in their frozen case.

Cliff Johnston, I’m so sorry;
I should’ve never let you die.
Now I hope you will forgive me
For never saying “Goodbye.”

Why was it you instead of me?
You were my best friend.
And I must ask you,
“Will your death ever end?”