He ran fast with every ounce of
he had as the girl made her way into the street
all at once images flashed through his mind
the day that he crumbled his clothes tattered and strained.
the day he saw the apocalypse
he knew the world was going to end; when and how he recalled the sacrifices
everything he had, he gave awa.
everything he had done was for everyone who crossed his path
the only thing he had ever known was to help others
but not himself
he remembered her face as he had seen it many times before and all the moments
she and her friends laughed and teased him
now homeless and youthless
they never knew what he truly was for they could only see him as the butt of their jokes
and a source of cruel entertainment
now that will change and he will now know it will change
for the one thing he never learned was self love amd respect
as he pushed her with all of the life left in him
thrashing her against the ground she tumbled towards the curb
looking back in anger to see what did this to her
she heard the screech of tires ring out
as his body was slammed against a speeding bmw he died never knowing a kind word
or a friendly face
hating himself as he thought others did,
(and some did),
he did all within his simple mind
& power to earn their love or at least a smile. he died never knowing either one.