Peel Back Your Skin

Don’t cry for me

everybody dies

in their own time.

Impending death

does not scare me

going to a better place.

I live or die

by the choices I made.

Lethal injection

not an execution

but a murder!

I am not ending

but beginning.

I am afraid

to transition alone.

Will you be there

with me?

I am sorry

that I killed

your brother -

hope this brings closure.

I see sadness drip

from my family’s eyes but

I have peace in my heart

am ready for next journey.

I have new pants

with a zipper and buttons,

orange juice to drink.

Not a loss but a win!

We are not

that much different.

I am you

and you are me.

Peel back your skin

and you will see.