Me First

Disclaimer: I'm drunk. I wrote this in haste because I had the idea in my head. In many ways, it's awful poetry, but I'm keen on the idea/theme and would like to expound upon it. At some point I think I can turn this piece into something much more complex in terms of vocabulary, rhyme scheme, and complexity. Anyways, here's what I've got so far:

My knees quivered

The air was thin

I wanted to jump

Then I saw your grin

You climbed the ladder

To the top of the dive

"Me first!" you yelled

As you pushed me aside

I lost my balance

And fell off too

I was twelve years old

When I loved you

My finger trembled

The lights were dim

I said yes

On a hope and a whim

You were down on one knee

I asked for a kiss

"Me first!" you exclaimed

And so began our bliss

I looked at our future

Sparkly and new

I was twenty years old

When I loved you

My stomach sank

The room was cold

I couldn't die

We're supposed to grow old

You stayed strong

And said I couldn't go

"Me first!" you whispered

As if you could know

It was only cancer

We've got so much to do

I was thirty years old

When I loved you

My body numbed

Everything was silent

Delights and ends

Everything violent

You left a note

Right by the bed

"Me first" you wrote

As you planned in your head

You ended your life

Before chemo round two

I was thirty one years old

When I lost you

Tear it to shreds.

-som

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