idunnoman

Since you decided to be young and dead.

They packaged your broken body

leaving your debris in the tub

for your shattered mother to clean.

Soon people commenced their own living with somber knowledge,

of what you had done to yours and mine,

every one searched for motives

reasons and rational,

for your pains and sorrows

any signs of tears

echoes of calls for help,

looking for details of a life made so hollow.

Yesterday came your funeral,

friends, family and miscellaneous grievers

gathered too see through their obligation,

and they closed your casket because

your mother couldn\'t find your face

in the mess you had made.

These are the happenings

since you decided to be young and dead,

instead of the agonizing numb

that you told me of

when we were far too drunk,

and now that it\'s ended

You should know

that the days just kept going

just like we thought they would.