he came home to die

by antwan fields - Aries

you have two months, said the doctor
i cant help you anymore
nothing seems to work
youre going to die

joey nodded his head
he knew this was it 
that this wold be some of
his last days

he heard the birds singing
the wind blowing 
the cars driving by
and peoples voices
and joey began to cry

he had done wrong for years 
and now he was going to leave this world without 
a chance to make it right

joey came home on thursday
fixed up his old room
sat down without 
much ado

and for five weeks he sat
regretting his mistakes
not having A chance to set it straight made it even worse

so finally he went under 
delirious, shouting at 
people that weren't there

and finally, after apologizing for all the wrong he had done 
joey closed his eyes for the last time

and the world mourned his loss for the best amount of time
but for him
that wasn't enough

he came home to die
he came home.
to die

and his life was celebrated
by no one outside his family

Birth sign: Aries
Date created: 2000-07-20 19:01:58
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:42:30
Poem ID: 56947

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