A Death, Not Mine Alone, Poem Options

[Sa-Chan]

A Death, Not Mine Alone
By: Savannah Harrison


The phone's ringing such bitter tones,
But I can't answer it,
Because it's to far out of reach,
And you'll hang up at last,
Thinking no one was home...
So maybe, no one ever was.
I'm drowning in tidal waves of sorrow,
In tears that aren't my own,
Perhaps this tragedy was yours,
Perhaps it built up inside you for to long,
And I'm sorry I didn't ever ask you,
Why you never once cried when I went away.
I can't say I'm sorry,
You and I both know that it's to late,
We avoided confrontation,
And our seperate declarations,
Never once sparked realization,
Regretfully still, an apology has yet to grace my lips.
I know that you're upset,
I know that when you sleep you cry,
But have you taken a moment to ask yourself yet...
How your words might have wounded me,
How I might be dying,
Or in this case drowning in our, not just my, grief.
I'm laying in the bath tub,
What a way to forget you,
With the water far above my mouth...my nose...
With the water to far above to ever breathe again,
My clothes are on, and the water's dirty,
From the filth that my day has brought upon me.
This will never end,
I'm sorry that I hurt you,
But you hurt me too,
And the phone will go on forever,
And I'll die with your final ring,
Or else...the operator will give you my last goodbye.

[*stephinika*]

i loved it. great perspective and well written. great job.