He is about to die in front of me; former friend,
an important man once in my life—now, just another
guy who found this existence tasteless,
worthless…
Too strong to proceed…
Too weak to observe…
I took the knife from his
bloody hand, wrist bleeding,
stomach drenched in final pursuit.
He was trying to say something—
“Worth, worthless?” I
couldn’t make it out.
Staring at the blade
Wondering if I should
put it to my wrist.
Scared?
Sacred?
Faceless?
I stare at my demise a lot
these days—
One step.
One dead friend
at a time.
About Dan Provost:
Dan Provost's poetry has been published throughout the small press for many years. He is the author of nine books and lives in Berlin, New Hampshire with his wife, Laura--and their Bichon Frisce...Bella.
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