Tatianna Leachet Poet Elegy

Overdose

A sick, sick woman
She lies in bed
She complains, complains of pain
Pain she cannot control

She takes her pills to ease it all away
However, they do not work
She is given more and more
So much that she feels worse, rather than better

The people they prepare to treat her
But they wait, and wait, and continue to wait
Her condition intensifies
But they wait, and wait, and continue to wait

Her skin, now a pale, blue colour
She is cold to the touch
Nothing can save her now 
Because they waited, and waited, and continued to wait

They could have saved her
But they refused
They were afraid, they were selfish
Her life just didn’t mean enough to them

She was taken away from her family and friends
She could have been saved
She could still be standing today
But they were afraid, they were selfish

Tomorrow, six years will have passed
They will mark the anniversary of that awful day
And what will people do?
They’ll act like nothing had ever happened…

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Doug Vinson December 1, 2016 at 7:36 AM Tatianna, that is an excellent poem. What you speak of is a hard and sad thing, that affects so many lives. Tatianna Leachet December 1, 2016 at 8:06 AM Thank you, yes, this is a struggle that many endure and I have had to experience at such a young age.

Probir Gupta December 1, 2016 at 4:10 AM Touching and very well written ... Tatianna Leachet December 1, 2016 at 4:10 AM Thank you

Phil Capitano December 1, 2016 at 4:02 AM There never seems to be a reason people leave this world, at least we may never know; our job here is to keep the memory, the love alive in our hearts. Namaste. Tatianna Leachet December 1, 2016 at 4:07 AM Yes, that is very true and I plan to keep they memory VERY alive tomorrow. Thank you.