Last Words

Black Ribbon

Today I wore a black ribbon
To show what I had been through
I locked eyes with a beautiful girl
Wearing a black ribbon she nodded and whispered "It's true"

We walked together out of the lunchroom
She ignored her friends asking her what she was doing
I asked if she had hidden scars, or maybe knew a girl named Ana
She said she knew Ana as she nibbled a bar, slowly chewing

Walking through the hallway I got her to give me a real smile
She said she finally didn't feel so alone
She asked me about my silver paintbrush
I told her it was hidden in my desk drawer at home

A boy walked by in the other direction
He was new at our school this year
I remembered seeing him drawing the other day
He drew a skinny boy looking at the mirror with a single tear

He wore a black ribbon tight around his wrist
He held the ends of it tight in a clenched fist

I talked to him, and I talked to her
We all made some new friends
We might have to move or leave
But our friendship will never meet an end

I have some friends now, even though our group is pretty small
I guess I'm not so alone after all

Yeah so I know, I was gonna post this for y'all long ago. Oops. Oh well. But I just fixed it up a bit and finished it right, so I figured I'd let y'all have a new poem. Y'all deserve it for bringing me up to the top three in poetry for a few days straight. Love y'all, thanks so much!