Slam Poetry 2

A second one.

jas

Just another something

you're going to hurt.

Just another something

you're going to leave behind.

What if it's me?

I don't want you to go.

By leaving me,

you're something behind.

But I'm the first

of many more to come.

What if it's your friends?

They want you to stay,

to smile,

to laugh,

to cry with them

throughout their lives.

What if it's your family?

I know you've got

a mother,

a father,

and a sister,

who love you.

What if it's your pets?

You have a hedgehog.

Who's going to feed him

his special cat food?

Who's going to let him

out of his cage

to add company

to the person

working on homework?

What if it's your belongings?

Without you,

they have no purpose.

They are yours,

and yours only,

not anyone else's.

They could be recycled,

reused,

regiven,

but it will never be the same.

What if it's your teachers?

They will see 

an empty seat

in their classroom,

one less head

listening to their lecture.

What if it's you?

You have so much,

and will leave behind more

than what you already have.

So don't go,

stay with the world

to smile,

to laugh,

to cry with everyone you'll ever meet.

Stay to stay.

Author's Note

For those of you still confused, jas stands for just another something. It's a phrase I use to help a depressed friend make it through her hard times. Everyday, she came up with something/someone else that she would leave behind or would be affected by her death. I know it might seem cruel, but it actually helps her.