As I made my way to school today
I saw the girl stood by the road
I almost kept on walking by
But then I saw her face and slowed
“Don’t do it” I told her and I meant it Though her eyes were blank and cold
She looked right through me, wiped a tear, Stepped back and did as she was told
I saw her at the store today
Drifting up and down an aisle
Something told me to follow her
We walked in silence for a while
Finally she lingered by a shelf
To pick up a carton of bleach
I gently took it from her hands
And moved it where she couldn’t reach
I wasn’t surprised to see her today Although it wasn’t until evening
She was sat alone on a park bench
My heart ripe with uneasy feeling
Her head hung heavy, her mouth was slack And her eyes were doll-like glass
I stuck my fingers down her throat
‘til pills peppered the grass
I took her hand, we staggered home
Laying entwined in our bed
I in silence, she screamed and cried
Both wishing we were dead
Some time passed, the days all merged Tangled helpless, lying there
She wept and wept and tore at her skin All I could do was stare
“I don’t want to do this anymore”
I told her, and I meant it
“I want us to get better” I insisted,
It took courage to admit
While I spoke, her tears had dried
She reached out for the window ledge
She world had moved on without us
And she drew nearer to the edge
Desperate to join those outside
In the mundane of work and play
She chose to jump but I chose to stay I hope I don’t see her again today
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