And Then She Was No More

She walks forward as if in a trance Her steps mechanic, her movements jerky She could easily pass for a zombie Just ten feet away lies her destination Her haven, her savior, her salvation A noose hangs down from the inifinite darkness Seemingly tied to nothing A footstool sits right below it Perfect for being kicked away Perfect for taking a life Her blue eyes are blank Her face as white as a hospital linen Her blonde hair lank and unkept It looks as if there is no blood left in her She looks skinnier, wanner, bones protruding under her skin She appears to not have eaten in days Dark shadows underline her vacant stare Indicating a severe lack of sleep for some time She moves without grace, a hunch in her square shoulders The pride she once carried herself with is gone Her blank slate of a face betrays years of pain Years of suffering, years of horrific images She watched them all die, one by one Her family, friends, and students Until she was the only one left She cried for days on end Longing for Death to come and seize her And bring her back to her loved ones But Death never came for her Leaving her in this world to suffer Smirking at her sobs of agony Now it all doesn't matter if Death did not come She will bring Death to her She steps up onto the footstool without flinching And adjusts the noose 'round her neck The knot resting behind her head She takes a deep breath, no fear in her eyes And swiftly kicks the stool away Her body jerks, swings wildly, and then is still The corpse hangs from the rope, the head bowed as if in prayer For her, it has all ended Far away, a scream of anguish can be heard As blackness consumes everything "Goodbye..."