It's Down the Road, Not Across the Street

It's Down the Road, Not Across the Street

A Poem by Angel_Rose1979

I hope you'll understand,
Times got real rough,
Please understand my friend,
I simply didn't have the heart to be tough.
All my life was a constant fight,
And when I would start to question my life,
And begin to back down in defeat,
One of my very closest friends,
Often would hand me a knife,
And say " Remember its down the road, not across the street.",
And that if I truly wanted to go,
I'd simply have to follow those instructions, and that would be the end.
As I grew older,
My issues got worse,
My friend was gone,
He'd taken his own life,
Without him I was lost,
I decided it was finally time to retreat,
Each day my heart grew colder,
And I began to dream of my ride in a hearse,
And I prayed it would not be long,
Then one day I got an idea, and grabbed a knife,
I knew it would hurt, but that was a small cost,
And it was at that moment, I remembered, "Its down the road, not across the street."
Now I'm sure you can probably guess I'm gone,
My best friends saying I kept,
And at the time I was filled with fright,
But as I had hoped, it didn't last long,
I followed his footsteps,
So I wasn't left behind,
And now, we have been reunited.

© 2017 Angel_Rose1979


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Sadness and regret can lead us to a dead-end. Loss of a good friend can be a heavy burden. I felt the sadness and loss in the poetry. Good friend would want their friend to live. Powerful tale in the poem. Made the reader feel and understand the words.
Coyote

Posted 5 Years Ago


That's such a great line, the title...
Really like your use of it through out and the tragic end. Was night expecting that.

Posted 7 Years Ago


Papaya

7 Years Ago

*not expecting that. I got auto punk'd...

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Angel_Rose1979
Angel_Rose1979

Cedar City, UT



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I'm 15, so naturally sometimes my grammar sucks, sorry bout that, but I mostly just write macabre and creepy poetry, sometimes based on mental health, just wanted to be able to put it out there more..

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