Silly Inquiry (2005) Poem by David Joel Rodriguez

No more fear is left in me.
No longer can I dream or breathe.
A tattoo on the dirt is all that is left.

I will no longer see,
I will no longer be able to please.
I will no longer have a scent.

I stand next to my body;
Remember the last minute.
Thoughts of what I'd done;
Myself is all that is free.
I've done nothing wrong,
That's where I belong.

I stand next to my body;
Remember my last regret.
Thoughts of what I'd done;
Myself is all that I see.
I've done nothing wrong,
This is where I belong.

No matter how innocent I was,
Everyone always saw my flaws.
Now I moulder in disgust with many faults
As I stare down at this helpless corpse,

I began to think a silly thought...
So this is what I look like without pulse...