What She May Have Wanted

One slip was all it took
To make her realize what she think she wanted.

The bathroom tub,
One of the places where people die.

Accident or on purpose.

She wasn't paying attention,
And she took a step forward.

She slipped backward and fell into the filled bathtub.
She didn't want to get up
She didn't want to do anything.
She felt nothing.

The water rose.
Up to her nose,
That’s how high it was so far.

She wanted to sleep
Forget all her troubles
Just one little nap wouldn't hurt.

The water was above her,
Her eyes were slowly closing,
Vision turning black.

A burst in the door,
Yells of help
And a pull upward.

They saved her
From death.