I See Myself
I saw myself hanging
yesterday, from a tree branch.
A cold face
and heavy arms and legs;
a paleness to my skin,
which did not arise from the cold winter evening.
The tree was asleep,
ready to crack, the ice weighing it down.
I saw myself hanging yesterday,
from a tree by a noose.
And today, I see myself
laying on the bathroom floor,
spilling the blood from my
wrist, waiting for the pain to cease my life.
Copyright © Paul Ruth | Year Posted 2008
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