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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