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suicidal


Suicidal 

BY: EUGENE CRUZ


 

THE DARKEST DAYS WILL ALWAYS BE HERE

BUT THE BRIGHTEST DAYS REMAIN IN YOUR HEART

AS A VOICE IN YOUR HEAD TELLS YOU TO “DO IT” 

AS A VOICE IN YOUR HEART TELLS YOU “DON’T DO IT”

AS A VOICE IN YOUR HEAD TELLS YOU “TO DO IT”

“DO IT!”

“DO IT!”

“DO IT!”

AS A VOICE IN YOUR HEART TELLS YOU “DON’T DO IT”

“DON’T DO IT!”

“DON’T DO IT!”

“DON’T DO IT!”

AS A FAINT VOICE FROM THE SKY TELLS YOU 

“BUT JUST KNOW THAT THERE IS SOMEONE WAITING”

“SOMEONE WHO ACTUALLY CARES FOR YOU”

BUT AS THAT THOUGHT JUST SINK DOWN LIKE TITANIC 

YOU FALL

WHAT?

WHY?

HOW?

AS YOU FALL THERE WILL BE LOVED ONES 

WHO WILL BE IN SORROW 

AS YOU FALL THERE WILL BE LOVED ONES IN PAIN

AS YOU FALL THERE WILL BE LOVED ONES IN GRIEF

AS YOU FALL YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU ACHIEVED

BY FALLING 

HOW YOU COULD HAVE ASKED FOR HELP?

WHY WOULD YOU FALL?

BUT, AS YOU FINALLY WAKE UP AND REALIZE

WHY YOU WERE BORN IN THE FIRST PLACE 

YOU WOULD BE AT PEACE FOR NOT FALLING

YOU WOULD BE AT PEACE FOR NOT DYING

YOU WOULD BE AT PEACE FOR NOT HURTING YOURSELF

YOU WOULD BE AT PEACE FOR NOT VANISHING FROM THIS WORLD.

NOW WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE

YOU MATTER!

YOUR LIFE MATTERS!

WE ALL MATTER!

DON’T FALL, JUST THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU COULD DO! 

AND NOT WHAT OTHER PEOPLE CAN MAKE YOU DO!

 
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