She Was Everything -Part 2-
Look me in the eye, heart
And you will see hollowness and anger
But if you stare at me in the mirror
You will see an absolute cloud of nothing
I bite my lips hard and focus on the girl before me
She is not laughing with the rest of them
She seems to be waiting for someone . . . something
It is as if she knows something is going to happen
The strange feeling must be coming over her
But what can she do?
My head pulsates in the sounds of her screaming
I want to make this fantasy a reality
How long must I wait in the shadows?
My hands fiddle with the sharp blade
As music booms in the background
But then something comes over me
Something tells me to stop
That if I go through with it I will regret it
And the weird thing is, I listen
I listen to the voice—I acknowledge it
But I cannot let the opportunity slip from my fingers
She was everything to me . . .
She took everything and crumbled me away
She left me in the shadows alone
And now she must pay
I have to go through with it
I cannot pass this up
The ache will never leave until it is done
I will wait . . . wait until people leave
Copyright © Laura Breidenthal | Year Posted 2012
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