08-01-2024, 02:28 AM
niece’s in pieces
You heard snakes hiss in the toilet,
saw hairy spiders in the sink,
swore that voices on the radio
told you what to think.
Strangers followed where you’d walk
they’d stare, but never talk-
they were gone when you would blink,
and further down you’d sink.
You took your medication
but it didn’t seem to help,
you entertained an invitation
to take your life as well.
But you worried how to do it,
and that only stoked your fear,
made you feel like red-hot spikes
were jammed between your ears.
You tried to keep it quiet,
hoping it would pass,
but your head was running riot,
moving way too fast.
You yearned for a solution-
found only more confusion-
yet you had a final fix,
one you knew you can't take back-
so you took that shot for peace at last-
was that too much to ask?
SDT: 1971-2019
You heard snakes hiss in the toilet,
saw hairy spiders in the sink,
swore that voices on the radio
told you what to think.
Strangers followed where you’d walk
they’d stare, but never talk-
they were gone when you would blink,
and further down you’d sink.
You took your medication
but it didn’t seem to help,
you entertained an invitation
to take your life as well.
But you worried how to do it,
and that only stoked your fear,
made you feel like red-hot spikes
were jammed between your ears.
You tried to keep it quiet,
hoping it would pass,
but your head was running riot,
moving way too fast.
You yearned for a solution-
found only more confusion-
yet you had a final fix,
one you knew you can't take back-
so you took that shot for peace at last-
was that too much to ask?
SDT: 1971-2019