Suicide. Poems - Poems about Suicide.

Digestion liquesces peppermint. I chew the leaves for both of us, an aftertaste when stillness is an afterthought. Dust gleams like the raised plastic on a debit card. Winds seem to bank and then burst through a window in a venetian blind-slatted sunshine; bars slit across you on the floor. Strangers make front entrances where shoes scuff the rug. The briefest, jagged arcs...

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(April 7, 2025) To new beginnings, A moment in time where we have an opening to try and start anew Every soul has dealt with yearning for a chance to redeem themselves What better way than to start in the Spring, How angelic it is when we see the leaves bloom and everything starts to look rich again. I for...

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Facing my new reality can be overwhelming I am blessed to be the mother of two sons one of which is accomplishing great things here on earth and the other is in heaven I have always been proud of both of my sons, and of course, I love them both no matter what, but it is difficult knowing that my youngest...

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You never saw past the glory days of 17. Because you got sad and thought it a better idea to hang yourself from the ceiling fan instead of replacing its burnt-out bulbs. Bright idea. Dimming the light of all the candles whose hearts and souls were trying to add light to your dark and dismal life. You were selfish to drop...

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ping! like pavlov's dog, i glance quick at my phone new facebook follow request. i click the account click! my rapist. it's been nearly 14 years since the first the time he laid his hands on me but i feel them like it was this morning. ping! his son liked my post on Instagram , are they working together? are they a team again? father and son, teacher and apprentice, master of none but...

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she was the victim of amplified suicide what does that mean? I asked Detective McBride She tried to hang herself first, he rapidly replied But the knot in the rope had become untied She took fifty-nine pills from a bottle which explains why her skin has a bit of a mottle she finally crashed her caddy into a bridge in the next...

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so harrowing, life journey from radiant light to pitch-darkness - quote by poet. a (groaning) dread nobody deserves to muddle through, day after day; the loss of a spouse ...

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Black man, do you remember who you are? Before temples were carved from stone, before books whispered borrowed truths, you were already divine. You walked with spirit, not religion. You read the stars and the rivers, you spoke to the wind and it answered, you heard God in the thunder and saw His face in the lion’s gaze. But now— You kneel before foreign names. You...

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Death is to be my great enemy For in living I am to be The friend of life, and put to death That force that longs to steal my breath— Away! — away that hallowed hollow grave My ally, the stone that bears my name The one, oh would that I could fill That hole, that bowl of earth To swallow me down...

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What More Can Be Taken I came from a house where love never stayed, Where fists did the talking and kindness decayed. Where silence was safer than saying a word, And a child’s small heartbreak was never once heard. I ran to the bottle, to smoke and to fire, Chased numbness like peace, sank deep in the vile. Got locked in a...

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(To be read in the rhythm of “Hallelujah” by Leonard Cohen / Rufus Wainwright) I know I said I’d be better by now But I wander through like a ghost in town And I can’t live with the person that did that to you It’s not unlike a wounded heart It bleeds and aches like dripping art And yet it...

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One, Two, Three, Four... Shadows crawl in hope of escape. Five, Six— Interrupting thoughts and fear demand attention. “Hello, I'm here.” The mind cowardly answers the call. Life unhinges — unlocking the greed of depression. The door opens, welcoming the darkness into the house with no lights. Allowing the destruction to flood centre stage. No spotlight needed. He's strong, surrounded by the blackness. He's seen. He's heard. He's felt— He's home. His...

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Exhaustion was a burden she would always have to carry A lingering shadow that gave her no peace Even haunting her in her sleep Her most notable feature Was her eye bags so heavy They begged to be heard Screamed to be released Hoping someone will save her from the abyss Of Exhaustion Tired from a life of always running Away...

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Zero. I imagine you watched, With awe and wonder At the image on the screen, My movements In black and white, As the sonographer moved the wand, Up and down The belly of my mother, Showing you Mystery and excitement, The next chapter Of your lives. One. You gave me ice cream When you Definitely Were Not Supposed To, And I think a bond formed. Mischief by mouthfuls, We were already unstoppable. Two, Three, Four. Toddler...

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I wish I could’ve whispered To my young and clueless self That this boy lives on a timer This boy really needs help It was already written down By nature’s cruel hand It was craved into the stars He’ll try, but won’t withstand One day I was in English class I got a breaking...

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