What Do I Remember Of Your Death
By Sasha Forster
I remember sitting with you
Watching one of your favorite movies
And enjoying the relaxing day off of school
What do I remember of your death?
I remember asking if you wanted
anything from the kitchen
and your response was
a ragged half breath
What do I remember of your death?
I remember hoping that you were
Playing a game and that this
Was not really happening to you
(After all the doctor had just
Released you the day before
With a clean bill of health and only
The request that you stop drinking)
What do I remember of your death?
I remember the pain of having to make the choice
between life support and release.
How I was 18 and looked upon as the
Only one who could decide because
Your fiancée was to drunk or high or
Incompetent.
I remember the way that you used to
Smile so bright
And the doctor telling me you would
Never smile again
I remember thinking that
God will look after you now because
I am the one who
killed my mom.
My Three Poem Choices:
Proxy poem inspiration: WHAT DO I REMEMBER OF THE EVACUATION
Equal Opportunity and Two Prisoners