Hallway 5

It's been days since I thought about hallway 5 With the window that overlooked Venus's might With the door that the sick lady was locked behind Her green skin, her wrinkles, her sunken eyes Been days since I thought of the switch by her door A safety measure we installed before In case the contagion spreads on the floor And we can't keep her alive anymore What if she believes in a next life? What if she wants me to help her die? I think she wants me to think about The deed that keeps me up all night The pearls, the coat The walls, her nails First years, then months Then weeks, then days A need, a want A will, a say I'll think about You every day It's been days since I thought about ending her life Her grey strands of hair with the crow intertwined That's been there for years, no escape in sight Just like me and these thoughts in the night Maybe I believe in a next life I'll be the forever tangled crow Stuck in her lonely white fur wire And maybe I'll want me to help us die