Suicide Prevention

You must be in so much pain to be considering this. The hurt, the misery, the anguish, the agony; you can feel it burrowing its way deep inside, gnawing voraciously at the very core of your being and you would do anything - anything - just to make it stop. I know you're scared; but that's okay - the World can be a scary place, but can this last, desperate, act that you're deliberating, really, truly, genuinely be what you are seeking...? Dispel fanciful notions of sliding into Death's warm embrace; there is no gentle kiss, no sweet release and off to sleep. You will simply... no longer be; and that is just too dreadful to contemplate. It might not feel like it now, but things *will* get better. The future is laden with hope and ripe with potential, however, the complex rivulets of life are often turbulent and we must ride them out if we are to reach the next bend. But if you take this final, irrevocable, step... you will never know what awaits. And therein lies the real tragedy. So please, I implore you, reach out to a friend or a loved one; talk to them, share your burdens and, maybe, even shed a few tears. The future will look brighter tomorrow and I want you there to see it. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15 September 2017 Written for Suicide Prevention Month. My thoughts go out to all those affected by the tragedy of losing a loved one in this way and, especially, to those struggling with their own thoughts of suicide. Please... speak to somebody.