Reached For the Knife
Some they say saw
the look in her eye
the night she finally
said good bye
there was no plan
from the quick slash
a life of no fame
and such little cash
not a word was said
when she reached for the knife
not a sound was made
as she took her life
no visible movement
when the blood poured fast
every muscle grew tense
as she laid there past
emotion was shown
anger, disappointment
from herself as a ghost
for her friends laughed amongst themselves
and agreed she was toast
they say she couldn’t handle
the way life enacted
as she went her own way
so some say they heard
her heart pound, pound
as she reached
and fell to the ground
eyes frozen at the sight
inside minds filled with fright
she could’ve been saved
without putting up a fight
(2008)
