iPoetry-Paper Poetry Prompt

None Left a Note

Ghosts of the past.

Image by Wry.

Warning: This poem deals with the subject of suicide, graphically. It could result in considerable distress for many readers.

So many erased words written about those
who left no notes when they erased themselves
from our presence, from the world.

1) Randy
beat me all the time at backgammon, loved
the Genesis song about going home,
never took anything seriously, we thought.
Water is as hard as concrete if you jump
from high enough; his heart exploded.

2) Jonathan
loved his albino boa constrictor. We talked
about science fiction late into the night.
Jon duct-taped an M-80 to his throat,
lit the fuse, blew himself away.

3) Sam
swore he’d never do such a thing and hurt his parents,
but rules changed in the different universes he traveled.
He waved and smiled at the conductor as
he walked toward the speeding locomotive.