Death Sentence

A death sentence
is what we need
just a few words
strung together
like so
that can tie up the loose ends
and see us part as friends
start to mend raw edges
A death sentence
that will make you see
there’s no life left in what we had
words wounded it
and they need to finish it off
so there’s no misconception
no expectation of resurrection
A death sentence
twenty five words or less
so we can lay to rest
once and for all
our sakes
this long
drawn
out
final
farewell

well,
I’ll go first