Death's Calling
By: JoAnna Martin

Standing on the bridge,
watching the sun leave the sky,
nothing but hollowness 
behind my vacant eyes.
The tears fall tirelessly
down my cheeks.
My will to live
growing ever more weak.
The waves smash against
the stone pillars below,
as if trying to collapse the bridge-
the only stability I know,
the only thing standing 
between me and a quick death.
One step closer to the edge
brings me closer to my last breath.
I wonder how many lost souls
have stood here in this very place,
thinking the thoughts that I think now
with tears streaming down their face.
I wonder how many of them
have actually gone through with it,
devoured by deaths temptation,
wounded by life and ready to quit,
leaping over the railing,
plummeting through the air,
the wind numbing their skin
and whipping through their hair,
penetrating the surface of the icy water,
quickly swallowed by the crash of a wave,
their lifeless body violently tossed
as the stars begin to fade away.
I wonder just how many 
of those same lost souls
died in the name of love
as their pain of loss took control.
Just how many went down 
crying out an ex-lover's name
wishing there was some way
for that person to suffer their pain,
so full of anger and resentment,
bitterness, even hate,
waiting for that sacred rescue
but now its too late.
The sadness swells within me
as I relate to those emotions,
the urge to jump consumes me
as I acknowledge my fatal devotion.
Well, I have to go now,
its time for me to fly,
to carry out my last decision,
to kiss my life goodbye. 
I just hope the splash is 
loud enough for you to hear,
as I embrace death's calling 
and you are nowhere near.


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