You tied shoelaces together
and tried to hang yourself
from McMillin’s
basketball
hoop.
The neighbors talked about
it for years over flapjacks
and grits.
They couldn’t understand why
anyone would attempt
suicide. I knew
the reason;
you were homely
and dull, kind of
foul smelling
too. You failed
at death, me
at life.
Nov 21, 2016
Nov 21, 2016 at 7:54 AM UTC
You tied shoelaces together
and tried to hang yourself
from McMillin’s
basketball
hoop.
The neighbors talked about
it for years over flapjacks
and grits.
They couldn’t understand why
anyone would attempt
suicide. I knew
the reason;
you were homely
and dull, kind of
foul smelling
too. You failed
at death, me
at life.
