Second Chance

Don't give up on life. Don't knock on Death's door. Your time is not now.

Don't.

 

Don't let your heart break

Don't let yourself fall.

 

Don't pull the trigger,

the crimson drops falling to the floor.

 

Don't throw it all away

Don't tell us goodbye.

 

Loneliness?  Sadness?

Is there nobody in the world who cares?

 

I care.

We care.

We'll help you through the pain.

 

I'm there.

We're there.

Stand up when you fall.

 

I'll cry for you

We'll cry for you

In this sea of silence and grief.

 

But please, smile.

Smile for me

Smile for us.

 

I'll pick up the pieces

We'll pick up the pieces

Of your shattered heart.

 

Don't give up on life

Don't knock on Death's door

For your time is not now

 

So please

I'm begging for me

I'm begging for us

I'm begging for you.

 

Give yourself a second chance.

A chance at life.

A chance...for things to be right again.

 

~Fin~

Author's Note

This poem is for Gin Ichimaru, my friend on Facebook who's thinking of suicide.

Gin, I hope you read this! Don't suicide.

Give yourself a second chance.

Reviews

[Franklin...]

Powerful, and all the more so for the reason behind it. I hope that your friend does indeed give themselves a second chance.