Contemplating Change
Slithering like only superiors could,
their serpent mouths released the most vile declarations.
True sentiments to her unhappiness -
in fact the main source -
Those nonchalant sentences,
so insignificant to them,
secured her in a snakeskin noose.
Clutching onto me for help,
I found her in a familiar, societal chokehold.
As she took her last breath,
I wondered, does she remember
The sleepovers we had as kids?
The plans we made for our futures?
I do not blame her,
as the sweet tempts of sleep were too welcoming.
But now I am filled with the intense drive
to disperse the importance
Of being kind,
Of spreading warmth,
Of never letting someone
feel the empty space that a loved one held.
One thing I would change,
at least in this world,
Is a cessation to bullying:
a way to save the rest.