Suicide Note

Your tears they were true,
you can’t fake that pain.
The pain of failure, and pain of depression.
Anxiety, and knowing you’re not good enough.

You loved her, and she loved you,
But love wasn’t strong enough to help you pull through.
And the promise ring you gave her,
was your promise of forever.
Only a forever she wouldn’t yet understand.

One.
two.
three.
four.

Now your mother is banging on your bathroom door,
Why are you crying on your bathroom floor?
Why is there blood seeping onto your carpet floor?

Five.
Six.
Seven.
Eight.

The words they’ve said,
they sealed your fate.

Nine. 
Ten.
Eleven.
Twelve.

The ones you left here,
you didn’t think they could’ve helped.

But now we’ll never know,
How we could’ve helped.
By the time the paramedics get there,
you’re already dead.

No suicide note,
just a lifeless body instead.
How will I know,
what I could’ve done,
to help you from a fate you could’ve overcome.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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February 20, 2016 at 8:12 PM
@RobertHeemstra It really does hurt so many people, and when i wrote this I had my back against that wall. I'm so glad that you liked this write, and I hope that even though you lost someone and you probably have so many questions, just as I do, I hope that you where able to heal from them leaving.
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February 20, 2016 at 8:05 PM
Suicide hurts so many leaving so many questions. I have had my back against that wall! Thank you for the write!
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February 20, 2016 at 8:17 PM
It really does hurt so many people, and when i wrote this I had my back against that wall. I'm so glad that you liked this write, and I hope that even though you lost someone and you probably have so many questions, just as I do, I hope that you where able to heal from them leaving.
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