Ending the Pain

I enter my house and toss my coat to the chair
I take off my hat and run a hand through my hair
I walk to the kitchen and get a quick drink
I down the cold liquid and put the glass in the sink
I climb the stairs and enter our room
I see her in bed, her beauty full bloom
I walk to her side and touch her sweet face
I run my hand through her hair and my world falls apart

Her eyes are open and glazed with death
Her mouth is open from her last breath
Her nightgown is cut, her blood has stopped flowing
My heart fills with dread and my fear keeps growing
I rush to the room my daughter is in
I look to the crib and my head starts to spin
I see her body, lifeless and red
Hanging from the crib without her sweet head
I feel tears on my face but I don't really care
I clutch at my face and tug at my hair
What sort of person could do this sick deed
I try to calm down but my soul is dead

I now realize what it is I must do
I can't live the life that I once knew
I go back to my wife and kiss her sweet cheek
I try to say I love you but I can not speak
I go to my daughter and hug her to my chest
I lay her body down and put her to rest
I go to the den and grab my shotgun
I can see the light of the setting sun
I hope I will see them when I exit this world
My tears flow free as my life comes to an end