SUICIDE

When Life Becomes To Heavy -

And, Lord Knows I Have Tried

To Carry This Burden With Me,

I Can't Run and I Can't Hide - So The Only Answer...

Swallow Your Pride - This Day Has Died.

SUICIDE

There was death hanging in the air today

Not just any death, not just any man, takes a bit of breadth to really understand

The brevity of the situation here; the gravity of the speculation clearer

There are no words to say, just pray.

He left us when the sun went down last night

He was in his prime, the panic clings, knowing not the time or by what means,

Full throttle down that slippery slope, pills and a bottle; periphery hope

Not enough to make it right, he couldn’t fight

Found him lying in the hall by the bedroom door

This man who out lived his youth simply could not forgive the truth

When spoken by those ghosts; those broken souls he needed most

Needs for so much more, pleads the touch they all ignored

Death waits until we call for it to come -   come stay

Now he sleeps free of pain, she weeps for the man insane

Seconds become suspended here, inside this distended sphere

The room turns a muted gray; the gloom churns out a crude display

He chose to take his own life; he took the poison and died

Depression begs the question why, repression wins but the best will try

To find those feeling senses as all the mind reeling commences

Was this all just selfish pride? Gone are the answers with his suicide.

Notice how it never ends? Death is always standing right there beyond the door, waiting. 

Suicide is like that, it seems to catch, like fire, among the tender wood that some become. 

Tender hearted, tender minded - these are the ones who bear the weight of our problems without ever sharing their own. 

Nothing can cure the sickness, or repair the damage done, just be gentle with those you meet along your way - something you say or fail to say could make this their suicide day. 

It isn't that another person's choices are your fault, but you can be aware, you can show that you care by simply treating each person you meet with a kind word, a smile and perhaps offer to share a moment, ask if everything is okay... or if by chance you can help them repair what hurts them - in there.