Suicide

careful to smudge her fingerprints-
she walks out-
and shuts the door.
not wanting to arouses the mrs.
not wanting to alarm
the dead body-
she got all she needed- why waste her feelings
when they've all gone running into the night?
the light of day is the only thing
that keeps her this way-
keeps her aware of the differences- the bends in spirit
that she can mimic at night-
when the timing is never right- but always fairly altered by her-
no practice needed-
suicide was never something you needed to be good at to complete.

-a.