Jodi Drowned Me

I went out to the swimming pool in the backyard quickly and quietly I started to undress down to my underwear Standing near the edge of the pool,my eyes looked down to see SUDDENLY-I WAS PUSHED!! and I went into the water,head first Everyone in my family knows that I cannot possibly swim As well as my Friends Neighbors and assorted shut-ins Except there is one person who wanted to do me harm because I couldn't get the nerve to ask her out for a date JODI, WHY DID YOU DROWN ME? I was too shy and within myself to VoiceMail my invitation to the Senior Dance But,alas..that was a lifetime ago(20 years this March to be more precise) As my body sinks further to the bottom of the pool, my brain recollects only briefly, the fun things we had used to do in school: Skipping rope Playing Tag Hide & seek Counting the Stars on the American Flag The pain that my body feels from the drowning is fading and the tired eyelids are beginning to shut The life force that God hath given me is dissipating I cannot shout for a breath It is time for me to DIE forever and take the comfort ETERNAL REST!!