SUFFOCATION And then she was there again A place well known to her With a belt in hand And ruined mascara As she locked the door She couldn’t help falling to the floor And there the dam broke The tears leaked Her body convulsed And she hiccuped And then the neglected belt was picked up again She made a loop Loose enough And then tighter and tighter Until she felt seriously suffocated But a part of her, just a tiny part Didn’t want to die And she the weak cub, gave in She called for help and opened the door As her head reeled And her hands became numb People rushed to close her escape Her escape to the grave Her senses came back And she knew, she had failed again Again and again she failed at death By succumbing to her life