Just One More
Listen to me the best you can
As I whisper hopeless words to you
I lay here strong yet so broken
Alone in this bed, so dead in this room
All I would say is one more, ONE MORE
But there were one more too many
I wanted to live with few regrets
Now I have more than plenty
My family cries is it worth it
To lose everything you’ve had
Like your little girl at home
Who says you left because she’s been bad
I’m hating myself for this
My daughter never knew her mother
As anything but an addict
Then the more the guilt builds
My hands start trembling, I shake
I hate it when I leave her but
Can’t let her see me this way
It was all for one more JUST ONE
Just a bit of anything to feel numb
Then maybe the tears, screams will fade
I’ll change just give me a few more days
But deep down I know its my choice of life
Death will be what allows me to win this fight
I block out my shame with a hit
And grab my keys to drive far away
Maybe the farther I drive out
The shame, the guilt I’ll escape
I’m wiping tears from my eyes
Remembering all the mistakes
That I made while on these highs
I feel like I’m about to break
My vision is a getting blurred
rain and intoxication don’t mix well
The sliding of the tires ring
What seems to be my farewell
I’m drifting farther off the road
I hold close a picture of my little girl
The only thing I ever did right
Was bringing her into this world
And it was all for one more JUST ONE
Just a bit of anything to feel numb
I just wanted the tears, screams to fade
I was going to change, just thought I had one more day
But this was my choice and it costed me my life
Death is the only thing, that has won this fight
Copyright © Stacilynn Hedrick | Year Posted 2010
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