Your suicide was quiet. You left a short note And named no names, So I was told; I never brought myself To read it.
You'd let the embers of Yourself turn to ash. You buried so many things Deep down that dug their way back up Through your insecurities And doubts and fears and hate And one day you had enough.
He found you on his bed. He called me third, After the paramedics and your parents. Your funeral was Supposed to be a celebration Of the life you lived. Your father keeps your dog. Your mother keeps everything else In her garage and finds a new excuse Every day to keep it in there. I keep that flower you forgot, Upside down in the socket of the lamp My grandfather built from Ashtrays and doorknobs.
Your suicide was quiet; Mine will not be. I will not go peacefully, I will not go unnoticed, I will not go unexpectedly, I will not go quietly.
I will shake the sky With my death. I will crumble buildings With my last breath. I will show fear to the gods That you convinced me weren't there With your quiet suicide.