Pharmaceutical separation from this life

We walked through the back door  
a shit storm at aunt Debbie's house  
crying around the kitchen table  
distraught
 
almost hyperventilating    
they found her dead in a grey Honda civic  
an overdose of Oxycontin
 intentional suicide      
 
on the side of the road  
 i thought of the house boat  
 smiles once warm  
 stories of a nurses compassion  
 
 i saw Death in her pale face  
 amidst our last hug just weeks ago  
 hoping she would pull up  
from the nose dive spiral  
 
 she held me when i was a child  
now she holds no more  
busting windows to free      
we flip through photo albums  
 
first snow flurries of the year are not as happy as i remember  
 
 
 
 
 
 
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my cousin Melissa "Missy" Renee Vaughn - age 44 of Knoxville passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2017.  
 
 
for some Poetry Is the Perfect Coping Mechanism, it is for me at least  
 
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https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/  
 
1-800-273-8255  
 
If you’re in crisis, there are options available to help you cope. You can also call the Lifeline at any time to speak to someone and get support. For confidential support available 24/7.  
 
 
Speaking to someone, whether by going to a therapist or by attending a support group, can help you feel better and improve your mental health.