Grief hums a dial tone in her head
She calls for Mom; she wakes the dead
Two broken legs; no room to roam
It waits when they bring her home
The line is open wide
They hear her hurt inside
Each breath, another debt
She’s not done paying yet
Calling collect
Can’t disconnect
(LET HER GO!)
She reached for love she knew
The wrong voice came through
(LET HER GO!)
Above her room, an empty floor
A hungry breath behind the door
It wears a mask; it wants her air
She calls for Mom. No answer there
Each breath, another debt
She’s not done fighting yet
Calling collect
Can’t disconnect
(LET HER GO!)
She reached for love she knew
The wrong voice came through
(LET HER GO!)
The widow hears a promise of rest
If silence settles in her chest
Her husband’s face conceals a lie
Real love would never ask her to die
The dead neighbor points them to the page
A mother’s words outlive the cage
The letter sparks a buried light
Her mother’s love becomes her fight
Calling collect
Can’t disconnect
(LET HER GO!)
Her mother’s message comes through
She’ll live for the love she knew
She tears away its mask
She takes her life back