Story of Today

i woke up
early in the morning
ant turned on the news
out poured all the stories
stories of today

everyday its a new story
story of someones life
how they were killed
how they had died

you hear about children
being raped or beaten to death
you hear of teenage suicides
how they just let go of their last breath

one story that stunned me
one where i just froze
was one of a teenage girl

~now begins her story~

everytime she stepped out the door
she would continuously be teased
it never stopped
it never ended
the madness never ceased

she had no friends
no family
no place to go
nowhere to hide

she had no one to turn to
to comfort her
to dry every single tear that she cried

because of this
the pain took over
took over her mind
her soul
took over her heart

the next time she stepped out the door
she new these things needed to change
she said she'd at least put forth the effort
to be like them
to be equal just
to be treated the same

but that day everything went wrong
she brought a gun
a knife
and a rope to school

she got into the building
and walked to the bathroom
took out the knife
slit her wrists
as the blood dripped from the screaming wounds

with the crimson tears
she wrote upon the mirror
the teasing...
it never will stop
it never will end
it never will cease

i begged people to please
listen to me
but no one ever cared
no one ever understood
no one even tried...

after this note she took the rope
tied it to a pipe
made the noose just large enough
to fit around her neck

she stood up on the counter
and cried one last tear
as it rolled down her cheek
she finally no longer had any fears

she slipped off the counter
and just dangled for a second

~she was still alive~

so she took the gun
pointed it to her head
then screamed
what is the point of life!
i should be dead!!

the piercing shot was fired
and heard all around the school
silence which followed
then the sound of a gun
falling on a cold stone floor

that is the end of her story
the story of today
there will still be many more
for tomorrow is yet another day