Lucy Besser Poet Free verse

Seeing the Light

Seeing the light
Is always the worst part
Because it makes the lungs breathe
And it revives the heart
It makes your brain
Start to run
And forces your hand
To let go of the gun
but then the light starts to fade
And your happiness starts to go
Yet you want to hold on
For just one more show
You buy yourself
An extra hour
Before your own mind
Begins to devour
The life you imagines
For yourself and others
Picturing your own suicide
Which will kill your mothers
And then with nothing left to say
You take your last breath
And your mind thinks to itself
"You have forced your own death"

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Juli- Michelle May 25, 2017 at 2:05 PM Lucy, I'd have to agree with Darren, I feel the desperation and the darkness that must be crowding over your mind that just screams from your poetry. Depression is real, and as much as I'd love to pretend it's not a part of my life, it is, and if we don't seek help it can consume us. I've been here.. it sucks for lack of a more poetic word. Welcome to poetrysoup, my friend, and I hope you stay long enough to realize what a great community you've joined. Love, Juli-Michelle