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				Poem I wrote about a close friend - 
            
          
		
		
				
		
				July 30th 2013, 04:12 AM
			
			
			
		 
               
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I have a really close friend who I Skype call every day (he lives in England). He tells me that everything will be just fine and that I can't kill myself. He offers to stay up all night to help me, and he only wishes I were there in person so he could make sure I stay safe. I wrote this poem because I only wish I could apologise to him until I am blue in the face:
 
 I Can Only Get as Close as a Razor Blade Hug
 
 I will try to look away so you see not my eyes
 but the smile I will wear upon my face, drawn wide.
 The look on your face when tears threaten me
 draws at my heart, I want to beg you: "please."
 Fear nothing, feel nothing, I have warned
 you are the last I would ever want to mourn.
 Saving my heart and my head from myself;
 you have done all you could and you handled it well.
 Some should stay broken, some cleaned up.
 Put me in the bin, I have had enough.
 Offer to welcome your dawn to mine.
 Could that really give you some peace of mind?
 I would rather you sleep; face the world brand new.
 Darling, understand that is something I never could do.
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