Another Has Fallen

Harsh words were uttered 
In mean spirited ways 
Her mother tried to reason 
But Susan wanted the stage
Her mind was all clouded
With hatred and outrage
As she let more words out, 
During her messy rampage
Then shattered some dishes 
And rushed out the door
Her mother ran after her, 
Pleading as before 
But it didn’t matter to Susan, 
As it was another bad hair day
Her boyfriend had said goodbye 
And with another he’d play
The light rain was still falling 
The rainy streets were pretty slick
But what happened next 
Really made Susan’s heart sick
The scream of those tires, 
The thud that followed suit
As through the night air 
Tumbled  a dirty brown boot
Her mother lay crumbled 
In the street under a light
As Susan’s eyes registered 
This horrid looking sight
Anger turned bitter 
Doesn’t have a winner at all
Susan’s knees grew weak 
As by her mother’s side she did fall
No beat from her heart, 
Only glazed covered eyes
Just a dead body in the street 
Among the wails and sighs
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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