DEATH

I have prayed for it

I have begged

but it did not come

cried pitiful tears

wandering through the merciless city

crossed busy streets 

and ignored the signs

but it would not come

pulled out my hair in frustration

cut myself in agony

hoping to bleed relentlessly 

but it would not come

I have laughed

for once

smiled, with sincerity 

hoped for the best

broke down my walls

and just when I had learned to live

it came