Returning Life
What would you do if you found a message
In the talcum powder, you spilt by the bathroom sink
I live alone, and unless I am walking in my sleep
I cannot explain how the words, ‘help me’ written in the powder
I should have cleaned before I went to bed
I didn’t know who, or how to help
All day, I kept thinking, what kind of help do they need?
Next night I left powder by the sink, hoping they would say more
Early sunlight dragged me from my bed
I read the message, ‘Help me, I am not complete…’
Looking at my reflection in the mirror
Watching it fade to nothing
The last thing I heard was myself screaming
‘I am here, don’t take me back.
Let me stay, I almost made it…’
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