In Another Light

The best thing you can do about a suicide is understanding it. The boy opens the door and walks by his mom his mom says "how was school" He doesnt respond he walks silently to his room His mom turns away in sadness "its dinner time Ory" she yells up the stairs. He walks slowly down the steps Hiding something in his hand as he puts it in his pocket His mother is setting the table Putting meat on his plate He sits down unto the seat not touching his food "is there something wrong with it?" his mom asks He doesnt look at her "talk to me. why have you been ignoring me" she repeats. He gets up off the chair and walks outside Walking into the woods as his mom runs out "get back here where are you going" Every living thing dies alone." he writes in white on a tree in there back yard He throws the rope over the toughest branch He steps up unto a little chair Tying the rope around his neck The chair falls His mom worries in panic She cant find him anywhere She waits up all night The Next Morning" She walks out to the garden Looking up at a tree She sees the fallen chair from behind a tall bush She runs Picking up the chair Seeing the thing she never thought would have happened She falls to her knees A tear falls from her cheek Not understanding Reading the words on the tree Every living thing dies alone" She wonders Thinking Crying She untangles him from the tree and holds him Talks gentle to him Something she hasnt done in a while Now grasping the meaning behind what he has done The best thing you can do about a suicide is understanding the meaning behind it.