[Today’s the day…]

you lay to rest

hands bound

and

fist on chest

your heartbeat moves

along your thumb

it's hushed

like the silence of

your absent tongue

a basket lays

beside your feet

white roses

to mourn your

undying defeat

6 feet

you're almost there

no longer wasting

your breath

on sighs of despair

because

today’s the day

you lay to rest

hands bound

and

fist on chest

wishing you

could make a sound

but noone

can hear you now