Now That I have Your attention.

Now that I have your attention,
I wonder if I can make you understand.
How it ended this way,
And how it was all my fault.

I wonder why,
You never noticed me.
No matter what I did,
You always looked right through me.

When I made all A's,
You didn't care to much.
Even with all F's,
You never cared.

You didn't notice,
when I ran away from home.
No one cared,
If i was here or not.

You didn't notice,
I was always right here.
Trying, begging, and dancing,
Just so you would hold me.

No one cared,
That I grew cold and bitter.
And no one noticed,
The rope I carried to my room.

Now I wonder,
When did you figure it out?
How long did it take,
What gave it away?

Was it the fall of the chair,
Or the stress on the beam?
Did it take longer than that,
Was it the smell of rot?

I don't care,
If you love me or not.
All that matter's now,
Is that I have your attention.

It's funny really,
In a sad kind of way.
I finally found a warm embrace,
In death's icy hands.