How much will it take
How much pain will it take
How many cuts must one make
How much anger will it take
How many pills must we swallow
How much sadness will it take
How many jumps must we take
How much fear will it take
How many must take their lives
How much death will it take
How much
How many people have to suffer for you to understand
What you say matters
Idiot, Stupid, Trash, Worthless, Freak, Fat,
How much pain does it take for you to understand
How many people have to go down the path of Depression
How much will it take for people to realize pain isn’t just physical
How many people have to suffer
Before you understand
That quiet girl in class with the smile that never wavers or fades, she has tried to take her life, she suffers from chronic depression and anxiety, and hides her body from anyone's concern or pryful eyes so no one will know
Or how about the star quarterback who has it all, scholarships, good looks, good grades, beautiful girlfriend, he’s losing his mother to cancer, and has no one who knows just how much pain and fear he is going through
Or the talkative girl who seems to strike up a conversation with anyone, she suffers from PTSD and is sexualy abused every day, but she tries to make sure that everyone else’s pain is put before her own
Or that boy who wears baggy clothes, he hardly eats and makes himself throw up multiple times a day so no one will ever call him fat again
So how much pain and suffering will it take before you realize
that people lie
that people need to wake up and realize what they are saying is wrong
that people are hurting, even if you can’t see it
that mental illness can be deadly
that it can affect even the best and happiest of people
that it can even affect people like me.