Cypress Branches Literary Journal - Lamar State College-Orange
Cypress Branches Literary Journal - Lamar State College-Orange
Cypress Branches Literary Journal - Lamar State College-Orange
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Poetry – Honorable Mention<br />
Slow Suicide<br />
Carmen White<br />
He buys a drink<br />
He smiles and laughs<br />
We sit across the bar from each other and laugh and smile<br />
He is a witness to a slow suicide<br />
We dance, drink, and laugh<br />
He says my smile excites him<br />
He struggles to look beyond my smile<br />
His eyes cannot see through the mask I wear in the form of a bottle<br />
He reaches out to touch my knee; my stomach begins to quiver<br />
We leave and spend the night together with promises never made<br />
He falls in love and buys me a ring<br />
Endless nights I dance, drink, and smile; I am the life of the party<br />
My friends all call to say they care; I lie and say I am fine<br />
Alone at home I wretch and moan; the poison is taking over...<br />
At last the show is over; I can rest<br />
A pretty smile that is no more as I lie dying on the floor<br />
At my service, my friends all gather to remember me and play my favorite tunes<br />
They cry and sing along and leave to have a drink to numb the pain inside<br />
They drink<br />
They smile<br />
They dance<br />
All witnesses to my slow suicide<br />
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