Jumping around, bodies compact, Dancing with people that help me feel free. The music is rushing, the place is alive, Never knew this could be my last party. Laughing about a joke that wasn’t funny, Suddenly something hits me sharp in the back. Friend’s eyes are wide and there is so much fear, Last things I see before it all goes black. Life is so silent and actually pleasant. No noise. No crazy. A great contrast from before; The darkness is still looming around me, No difference between the sky and the floor. What am I doing here? Where are friends? Will I miss my favorite show? The questions never end. Getting tired of the quiet, It is getting very lonesome. This darkness is becoming suffocating, A little light would be awesome. “Kayla, wake up,” I think that’s God calling me. His voice is hoarse and tearful though, Has he been crying recently? “She has a skull fracture.” Who does? Is she okay? Wait—are they talking about me? Is that why everything is this way? I don’t want to die, Who decides that anyway? Who will take my request, To live another day. My life has been so short. Do I not get more time? I did not get to really live This should be considered a crime What have I done God? That my time has been done so fast I do not want to die today I want my life to last It is not my time, I do believe I swear I had a few years Others are killing their bodies rotten And their illnesses just disappear I know there is no negotiating But there are things I still need to do I had so many dreams and hopes My life cannot just be through “Wake up, Kayla!” I feel a pull, a shake, and then a scream My eyes open, I feel my soul return Was this all just a dream? Friends huddled around me I am lifted from the floor People touch and prod my body Every poke makes me feel sore According to the witnesses I was knocked and hit from behind I passed out on the ground And was temporarily locked in my mind God spared my life, gave me another chance I thought my death was set But he knew I was not done with life And I knew it was not my time just yet The point of my little story As random as it may sound Be grateful for your life You won’t get one a second time around I did not want to give up hope Life is not a game of roulette You have to make sure your life is worth fighting for And know when it is not your time yet By: Tatiana