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did she falter?
did she think-
'this is enough
to lay me up
for quite awhile?'

-just to get away?
in order to not stay
in order to not leave
this, her time of need
...did she falter?

did something make her stop?
pill after pill
pop
pop
pop

'the rest can sit here
on the bed
next to me
'til i'm found
on the ground
on the ground
perhaps what i took
will be enough
perhaps it won't'

perhaps there were echoes
of a simple phrase, saying
{love, don't}

or perhaps there was an absence
no flicker of recognition to cross her face
no realization of whom she had interlaced
being too far away to feel my embrace

and so perhaps her mind was invaded
by thoughts of him, thusly persuaded
whittling her scope down to
nothing but her pain
'my life for you; it's all in vain...'

{well, i tried to save you-
...really, i did-
i prayed to god/dess, oh, forbid
i threw myself into you
that i might provide your rescue
tie you right back in a pretty bow
ribbons do come untied, as you know
i thought i had played my role well
yet night passed as nearly as she
with a refined horror that i had
an entire week to foresee}

except-
there's no goodbye to speak of
-only one word-
that could have been so cruel
had she not lived through

talk to you tomorrow?

......................'Night'

so, did she falter?