04-27-2018, 11:01 AM
The First Victim
I didn't know what was happening
until his teeth pierced my neck-
the initial bite clumsy, uneven,
the second less messy, but still sharp
as harpoons lodged in skin,
my struggle causing more tears.
Blood loss, eyes closed like
an obedient wife on her honeymoon,
only to open and look one last time
at the night sky, stars burning bright as lies,
the last word I heard a muffled,
"Sorry."
I didn't know what was happening
until his teeth pierced my neck-
the initial bite clumsy, uneven,
the second less messy, but still sharp
as harpoons lodged in skin,
my struggle causing more tears.
Blood loss, eyes closed like
an obedient wife on her honeymoon,
only to open and look one last time
at the night sky, stars burning bright as lies,
the last word I heard a muffled,
"Sorry."
Time is the best editor.