Death Becomes Her

baby im here
                                          standing right beside you
                                         cant you feel me breathing
                                           dont you feel my touch
                                         why wont you look at me
                                         why are you ignoring me
                                        why wont you hold my hand
                                         i speak to you but you never
                                         respond thought we had a 
                                                  tight bond
                                        i lay down beside you but you
                                             act like im not here
                                        you walk around the house like 
                                                 you live alone
                                             get mad scream throw
                                                   something
                                         am i not a thought in your
                                                       mind
                                         i look in the mirror but see
                                                   no reflection
                                                my skin is white
                                             my heart is not beating
                                          you are the table alone
                                                       eating
                                           my presence doent linger
                                               in this home anymore
                                           im not of this world like
                                                   i was before
                                                     IM DEAD!!!!!!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009



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Date: 5/27/2009 9:05:00 AM
I love this form! Good write sister! Don't worry about it it is kind of confusing lol. Ur lil brother
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Date: 5/27/2009 8:02:00 AM
Hi Brandy... all I can say is that this poem is so familiar to someone so close to me... she could have written it herself... the honesty in this poem his heart wrenching........
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