Crash
The ocean waves break
Over my body
Cold
Wet
Gone
Drifting farther and farther out to sea
Air has stopped entering
Words have stopped forming
Floating, sinking, breaking
I wish I could see
Schools of fish swimming
A starfish coasting the ocean floor
But I cannot
I am no longer there
And I haven't been for years
The red has disappeared
Bones are shattered
I think I am
Filled with regret
Sorrow
Yet a sense of relief
Freedom
Was this the answer?
I believe so
Posters cover the town
Where'd she go?
They believe I just ran
Or was taken against my will
They're wrong
I chose this
Months later
People have forgotten me
Memories are fading
Disappeared from view
As if I was never there
Washed up on a distant shore
To remind them
Of the friend they once had
Who smiled and laughed
Masking the tears and hurt
Acting as if nothing was wrong
I put on quite a show
A boy found me
Not a day over six
He thought I was pretending
Tricking him like his dog does
I wasn't
Red and blue swarm the scene
Quickly identified
The girl who went missing
Family notified
An ending they hadn't expected
Friends mourning
Parents crying
Where were they when I needed them most?
The truth is
Nobody cares
If you're sad
Lonely
Scared
Nobody cares about you
Unless you're dead
