2nd Annual Poems About Suicide Month

[rayheinrich]

Welp super late to this party but i feel like im (cough) overqualified (cough) for this prompt and i cant sleep. So why not give it a go.

(VERY) POSSIBLE TRIGGER WARNING

Once

Once, just once, I will skip this meal.
Or maybe I like the sound of six.
Once, just once, I will split my skin.
Maybe just 20 more times.
Once just once, I will sneak down the bourbon.
It helped so much last night.
Once, just once, I'll take these pills.
Hope I don't wake in the hospital
this time.

"super late to this party"
If you're still alive, you can't be late.

Maybe vary, but NOT eliminate, the 'Once' repetitions.
I like the escalation. Clichés, when used properly, are quite devastating.
Good stuff.