It's Still Life

TRIGGER WARNING: #TW, This Post Relates to Suicide

EVEN WITHOUT YOU

I was too late.
You’d already made your way
out of this world,

beyond sins and into
a deep thicket. Darkness
trampled
your edges.

Did you ever find somewhere
to land – maybe a void beyond
here to there.

I remember you said,

The moon’s obviously
a boat – a rocking silhouette
on deep water, and

the next day, you sliced your
arms open. You, just like that
moon

rocking on the water.
The door closed behind a fog.
The bathroom mirror blurred
with steam.

From time to time,
it all turns in my head like
geared machinery, but

I don’t think about the past,
much, it’s always there anyway.
Even without you.

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Written to Go Dog Go Cafe prompt phrase  “my sins beyond” Photo by Tony Detroit on Unsplash  © Misky 2021 If needed, assistance is available to Good Samaritans UK