black ribbons

yesterday i saw the most beautiful thing.
one single ribbon, worn on her finger, as a ring.
she said "it came from the most special guy"
what i didn't realize is that the guy was mine.
had he been cheating with this girl i called my friend?
of course not, he told me "ill be with you till the end"
but when i brought up the question to him.
he said he gave it to her, because her sister was dieing, little Kim.
my guy told me, he would never cheat.
that my friend is a sister to him, since her real brother gets her beat.
her mom strikes once, leaving her with a scar.
a black eye and a cut. she runs and runs far.
that's how the whole story begins, because when he gave her that ribbon, he was at his friends.
she ran 10 miles, just to get some help.
he father disowned her, and her brother just made her yelp.
after going to my guy, she came to me. and that's when i saw the ribbon falling free.
black was her color, that reminded her of home.

and it was a black ribbon that showed her, your not alone.