I just threw it away
In this moment
While entombed
In a fading hallway
And it took a century to get through to you
And deliver a numbing effect
That would echo throughout the many
Rows of headstones you intend on
Planting
And you should water them
Every day and every night
So as to diverge against the oncoming traffic
Of sleepy people looking for a new bed
A residence that would permit
A hideaway from the elements
The tenants accept that there is only
An entrance
So as a good neighbor,
You bring gifts to their doors
Variation of worms as to their hearts\' content
Maybe they\'ll just use them as bait
For catching fish
Should they ever find that exit
As a newborn babe
Announcing the complication of life
Absent is breath
Escaped through the notion
That I should be saved
Being unnerved of a hero
Needing that which is you.
So I just threw it away
In this moment
While entombed
In a fading hallway
And it took a century to get through to you.
-Tirzah Marie