Ways To Die
She sees him through her window
He's standing right outside
The darkness always finds her
There's nowhere she can hide
There's nothing left to save now
She's been through this before
He always steals the sunshine
But she can't take it anymore
The flowers are all dying
No water left to drink
No green here, there's no colour
It's swirling down the sink
Her heart is beating fast now
There's knocking at the door
She's starting to feel seasick
She need to find the shore
She sees it in the bottle
Of pills left by the sink
She'll have to do it quickly
She's got no time to think
She sees it in the razors
They all feel just the same
The metal's cool against her skin
One swift swipe ends the pain
She sees it at the station
While waiting for the train
She's standing there upon the tracks
'til she becomes a stain
She sees it in the strangers
Who pass her in the street
A bullet, knife or bare hands
Left dying obsolete
She sees it through her window
She's finally found a way
She steps out on the ledge
To reach a brand new day
She always seem to see it
When at night she shuts her eyes
It haunts her when she's sleeping
The ways that she could die
Copyright © Taide Riley- Hunte | Year Posted 2016
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