Someone Died Today

That scary edge of angst a cold wind blowing through your chest bare limbs scratching at the window strangers where your mother used to be Someone died today "wait here!" you heard her say "I'll be back and it's okay, close the door ,don't go outside someone's giving me a ride" That was yesterday or more anyway it was before people came who had the key they came inside and looked at me I ran and hid beneath the bed the skinny woman turned and said "leave her there ,for now at least, she's always been a little beast." a spider crawled across my face I breathed the dust that hung like lace someone laughed and shut the door I couldn't hear them anymore I knew she wasn't coming home something cold and quite unknown crept inside my soul just then I never was that girl again The one who challenged every wave the wretched sea of mankind gave the girl who whistled in the dark who skipped the stones in Central Park And she was right when I heard her say truly,"Someone died today.".