"Allison"

When a person takes their own life,
The world surrounding where they once were
is filled with an empty void.
The question that hangs in the air is left without an answer:
How could I have helped?
It's not the same as a natural death or even an accident,
That looming question haunts you:
What more could I have done?
When you pass places you would have seen them before,
It's strange.
Is she right around the corner? Will she come out of her door?
Will I hear her voice?
No.
She's gone.
She left this world sad and alone.
How could I have helped?
I still do not know.
It's hard.

(Copyright by Evelyn Worthington)
(Written September 18, 2012)