Dead Poem by Jaycee Wilkerson

I opened my eyes
Stretched and felt
Light as a feather

I looked around
Everything felt normal
I was even
Admiring the weather

I picked out my clothes
For the day
Then I got in the shower
I was ready to be on my way

I was having
A great hair day
My clothes look great
And my body felt alive

I walk to the elevator
In my building
But
It wasn't working
So I took the stairs

I pasted my neighbor
And she didnt speak
I would have adressed it
But i was running late

I finally reached
My apartment
Front doors
And could'nt open them
Matter of fact
I couldn't even touch them

I started to get scared
I couldnt figure out
What was wrong with me

I ran back down stairs
To my apartment
I couldnt open my door either
I didnt have my phone

My perfect day was
Turning into a nightmare
I started to get scared
I couldnt figure out why
Everything was soo weird

While i was trying
To figure out
What was going on
The cleaning lady
Walked down the hall way
I shouted to her for help
But she ignored me aswell

I look confused
But i need answers
So i run up to her
And ask
Why are you
Ignoring me?

The lady completely
Ignores me again
So i reached out
And grabed her arm
And the lady screams
To the top of her lungs

She never looked
In my direction
She just kept looking
Around the hall way
As if I wasn't there

I scream back
Why are you ignoring me
Then the lady runs down
The hall way to the elevators

She peaks around the cornner
As she waits for the elevator
I run down the hall way to ask
Her why is she acting this way

She continues to
Ignore me
In fact now
She is just staring down
The hall way
Not paying me any
Attention

I turn to look at
What she is staring at
To my suprise
There is a dark shadow
Staring at us

Now I scream! ! !
Then the lady screams again! !
From the beep of the elevator
She jumps on the elevator
And so do I

As the doors close
I stare into the woman's eyes
I ask her what was that
But she stills ignores me
Not even making eye contact
The elavator stop at the first floor
And we both get off

As we get off
We see another
One of my neighbors
She begin to tell
Them what happened

She said that something
Touched her
In the basement
And it really scared her

She said she was
The only person
down there

My mouth dropped
I said what are yall
Talking about?
Dont you see me?
Standing right here? ! !

I used my hands
To cover my eyes
But then they dissapeared

Thats when everything
Became clear
That physically
My body wasnt here