Final Leap...

by Hidden Meaning   Sep 30, 2005


The black rats
hanging from the doors
their tales now pale white
death crept upon them in poison

young boys calling out to friends
picking teams one always left out
the Titch Miller of the group
the reject has been thrown out.

leaves turning colors,
the shades of bruises as they fall
one by one upon the skin
waiting for the last blow to the ground

the judgment on face
the promising look of disappointment
shame grips the soul
holding it in a vice

blood trickles down our sides
drip by drip, it forms a puddle
the surface now covered the lines drawn
the smile of the adrenaline rush

like black birds on a cable
he jumped, the rope now tight
sucking the life out of his body
the familiar thought of death

the whine of a puppy
that shriek, the screaming
plunging into the darkness
with no hope of any return

the grass now cold
frozen solid in place
once a meadow full of flowers
the one dandelion is all thats left

eyes fixed upon the earth
the soil thrown at the oak
ashes to ashes, dust to dust
he drew his last breath
his heart finally stopped.

© Copyright J.A.

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