Already Dead- Alexander Kelley

by Alexander Kelley
(Detroit, Michigan)

Can someone
Check my pulse?
I feel no signs of life
Am I still breathing?
No, it seems I’ve died
No one can hear me
I try to speak
No one saw him
Or heard me scream
Don’t even notice
I’ve been missing
No remorse, don’t
Care who killed me
He carries on like
Nothing happened
But mumbles softly
And laughs about it
They’ll never find me
‘Cause no one’s looking
They’ll never question
‘Cause no one knew me