Suicide

I wish I could hold

All the people that contemplate suicide

I wish I could give them something to cherish

And hold on to

I wish I could hug them

And cradle their entire life

In my pale palms

I wish they would call me

And ask me to help

I wish those who think

About suicide

Those who want to act upon it

I wish they would see me

And discover me

So, I can show them light

A new sunny way

A path of freedom

I wish I could hold

And give them warmth

I would bleed forever

And starve myself

To save the souls of the self-killed

I wish you knew me

When you took your life

I wish I didn’t record

My memory stopped

As you created an end for yourself

I wish I could rewind

Correct the wrong

And share life with you

I wish I could stab myself

To give you joy

And life once again

Many people will say

All sorts of things

But I remember you

As a reflection in a mirror

Of oneself that ended

So suddenly

Quiet

© 1998 David Greg Harth

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