Flowing Away Poem by Joshua Fegley

Her mind trips,
as her knife slips;
the blade tips,
as her radial artery rips.

She cuts deep into her arm,
as the blood runs by;
it flows from her arm,
and onto her thigh.

She's feeling lighter,
feeling so tired.
The knife drops away,
as her life flows away.

I'm screaming,
and banging on the door.
Her blood flows away some more,
as her body hits the floor.

She never lied before,
when I asked her why;
now her life runs on by...
as she whispers her last goodbye.

The door is barricaded,
as she lays incapacitated.
I smash on through...
as the door breaks in two.

Knife by her feet,
as our eyes meet;
not staring at me...
but staring through me.

She shakes and heaves,
as her life leaves.
Releasing her last breath,
as her body surrenders to death.

I've seen this look before,
but never like this, never to be.
My love prostrated on the floor...
lying lifeless before me.

I fall to the floor...
as tears stream down my face.
I cradle her body in my arms...
as if to protect her from any harm.

I never saw it coming...
certainly not like this.
To go back minutes, I could only wish.
As I draw her close for one last kiss...