Lying At The Bottom Of The Stairs

by Twan - Aries

After falling down the stairs i realized
my neck had snapped and i was going to cry
or both, i thought about the boy who got rough
and rough sex, he pushed me down the stairs cause he wanted to get tough
as i fell down the stairs i thought about how good he had been at first
things immediately went from poor to worse
i stared into the beyond as each step rose to my face
and a shiner developed and i could taste
bile rising up (couldn't hold still)
in a tin cup (couldn't stop at will)
it wasn't abuse, it was attempted murder in the third
in the safest worst sense of the word
and they all said you should leave him before you die
i laughed and said "what, oh no, eli??"
shit, i just used his name, he's going to try
to kill me so he can get some more pie
than one day i accused him of cheating and he began to stare
he chased me to the very top of the stairs
than he pushed me down, after mouthing the word hate
and i fell stair by stair into my fate 
as i lay dying he walked down and spat on the floor
than calmly he walked out of the door
and a minute later i could breathe no more.
i moaned before i died "this really is not fair 
but because i loved him i'm at the bottom of the stairs."

Reason for writing:

    see where domestic abuse can lead? 
hopefully, this has not happened to someone you know.    

Birth sign: Aries
Date created: 2002-04-29 13:00:59
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:46:25
Poem ID: 69438

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