Lift Off

Sadly based on a true story. Rest in peace, its been 3 years and I still think about you often. 
 

She soared, my God did she fly!

Air under her arms, you shoulda seen her!

On the edge, over the ledge

Escaping a cage that she knew wouldn’t free her.

Believe her, that’s all she ever wanted,

A leader, that’ll never find her calling

The situation’s daunting,

If you’d only seen her, she wouldn’t be falling.

Tall and lanky,

Far from empty,

With a big ol’ heart

And was sorta campy

Sore from ranting,

Constantly picked on

For her height and smarts

Till she was more than antsy.

Gawking awkward,

Ate lunch at her locker

Surrounded by a roster of monsters

We lost her.

Can you believe we lost her?

Sorrows tide came along and washed her.

Imposter monsters

Sucking the venom

Off their own fangs

It’s so strange,

It’s so strange

How some can parade others around with no shame

And getting involved

Ain’t our forte.

It’s profane,

How some can string others along with no shame

And force them to hold pain

 

I’m no saint,

I was never was the spark

But more like the gas that flowed from the propane.

Don’t get it twisted, I’m no saint

I never teased her but I may be guilty of much worse

I showed her kindness

But I used to run the other way like a thief with a stolen purse

Like she wasn’t worth it,

Like it had more of a purpose

If you only heard this, I’m sorry,

You were worth it only I was worthless

Close the curtains; there ain’t nothing a closed door won’t hide

Smiling like it’s so fine, it’s sad when a soul dies

Obsessed with Facebook,

Yet we never noticed her profile.

Stained with pain and pangs of shame

Like if we ignored it, everything will be okay

How we broke her balls like croquet

All the while jabbing needles in her like crochet.

She didn’t jump

So much as we pushed her, led her by the hand,

Head spinning like a twister, God kissed her

Then we collectively changed our statuses to how we missed her.

Sycophantic

I’m sick and frantic,

Quick to panic

Cuz I’ve been there too.

The curse of my mind

Left me flirting with knives

And the serpent it hides,

Yes, I’ve been there too.

What goes up must come down

But what’s down

Can’t come back up

Funny how gravity works.

 

The king of rock bottom,

See, insanity hurts

And sanity’s worse

Watching as the fallacy burst.

There was no way for me to write this

Without sounding preachy

And I’m beyond cheesy

But when I came close to the edge,

I felt like you were there to reach me

There to teach me.

Like “Boy, get off it,

It aint your time for coffins.

The rock and hard place will soften

Regain your confidence,

It ain’t fair you lost it”

But I’m so exhausted.

I won’t lie,

I smile but I’m far from fine

Succumbed to the same issue

That cost her life.

She caught that flight,

We can’t change it now,

Running out of time

I see the clocks in sight.

We miss you now,

Amidst the hounds

I’m sorry

And I hope you found your wishes now.

Forget gravity laws,

You’re with God now.

Shut your eyes and fly,

This time you won’t hit the ground.

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