Z.K.

I coach high school students and recently lost one to suicide. This poem is for her.

i need you to know that i love  you

that when i called her back

and heard your name

escape her lips

i knew

i knew what was coming next

but even as the word suicide

flung itself off her tongue

i did not

do not

believe it

silent sobs

fell with my body

to the floor

and in rhythm,

we cried together

Reviews

[dartanyon jonez]

Powerful read. I'm sorry for your loss.