The Tall and Skinny Brooding Man

NinjaGirl

walking down the path

if you want to call it that

concrete that leads to anywhere

alone under a street lamp glow

long roads with car headlights

I see him again and he's waiting

I didn't know if i'd ever see him

not after that night

it's like he knew I was coming

that I was wandering without aim

come to give my life direction

but he watches me slit my wrists

and the blood pours out

he looks at me with a slight tilt

a slight tilt in his head and figure

I fall to the ground

the concrete scrapes my legs

but all I can feel are my arms

the street lamp near here doesn't work

the only glow comes from the distant moon

the man grabs the knife I had

and plunges it into my chest

once, then twice, then he drops the knife

I see the headlights of a car

a car coming down the street

but when their lights reach me

seconds later, the man vanishes

almost like he wasn't there

but I know he was

because the knife's gone too

not seeing me, the car passes

and so do I 

but just before I do

the man looks down upon me

and I see sadness in his eyes.

  • Author: NinjaGirl (Offline Offline)
  • Published: February 7th, 2025 12:17
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  • Cassie58

    Wow, quite graphic. This seems like a dream, well a nightmare really. Scary stuff the violence. Interesting read NinjaGirl.

    • NinjaGirl

      Thank you!

    • sorenbarrett

      Love poems from other languages they carry their own flavor and have written one in Portugeese but it is not my strong suite Thsois looks like Greek and I don't know Greek so will wait for your next one

      • NinjaGirl

        Haha, thanks for reading!

      • Tony36

        BRAVO

        • NinjaGirl

          Thank you!

          • Tony36

            You're welcome

          • ᛕꫀƺꫀ᥊᥊ꫀ

            Ouch, nice write...

            • NinjaGirl

              thank you (I think?)

              • ᛕꫀƺꫀ᥊᥊ꫀ

                Haha, your welcome, its just an interesting poem lmao

                • NinjaGirl

                  lol so true it's the most random one i've ever written...I was curious to see how it would be interpreted

                  • ᛕꫀƺꫀ᥊᥊ꫀ

                    Yeah, but i like it so good job



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