I have traveled a long way since then…
The Saddest Poem I Have Ever Written
by Debbie Millman
You didn’t realize
I had died until you
walked in and found
me freezing under
the beige blanket
we both hate.
While
relaying the
news to
my friends
you decided it was
good
that I went so
quickly.
In mulling this over
since,
I am unclear
who
it benefitted
most.
You couldn’t
know
that I woke
before I went.
It was 2:15 am.
Scruffy was
sleeping
by my side.
Duff started
licking my face.
And
suddenly suddenly
I couldn’t see.
Remorse raced up
through my arms
and exploded in
my head.
It took
a long time
for my brain to
wind down.
And I cried to myself
it was too fast too
soon too too–
I tried to hold on
as I felt the dogs
slip away from
my side.
I have travelled a
long way since
then– way past
Saturn and Pluto.
I like that I can
see them up close, but
I hate that they
wave as I pass.
