The End

• Hayley Dridan, Grade 9
• Poetry
• 2008

I tried to make it right,
But I somehow made it worse.
I suffered all my life,
I felt like I was cursed.
My life’s candle was quickly burning,
But you gave me extra light.
A little something that gave me hope,
When I lay awake at night.
But everything just got too much,
My mind was in a knot.
And now I’ve done what’s best for me,
It’s something you can’t stop.
My soul was twisted to extent,
And so I made the choice,
Now I leave your perfect world,
You can forget me and rejoice.