Neville

The Mess They Leave Behind

The Mess They Leave Behind

 

I don’t care what you

say, she said ..

Just leave me alone

to get high

in my own head ..

So he did, and she

promptly

threw herself, from

a bridge ..

The driver she hit

perished

there at the scene ..

All the newspaper

headlines

confirmed he died

instantly ..

Whereas she,

on the other hand

sits propped

between pillows ..

Peeling grapes

and writing poetry

from a

hospital bed

somewhere ..

Biding time, until

her compensation

claim comes through ..