Leaving This Life
By the time you read this, I'll be gone.
I just found it to hard to carry on.
Maybe one day you'll understand.
Why I took life with my own hand.
The pain from day to day.
Drove me insane.
The hurt of losing everything, ate at my spirit slow.
Soon I was shutting down from all that I know.
I am broken and cannot be fixed.
My decision however painful was this.
Death is the only thing in life guaranteed.
No one can take that away from me.
I'm so tried of this life.
So tried of trying to get it right.
People don't appreciate you.
All the things that you do.
Maybe if I didn't want it so bad.
I would've be happy with what little I had.
I don't see the point anymore.
Everything has become a bore.
It follows me where ever I go.
It makes me question all that I know.
Whispering in my ear, the end is near.
Night and day, it never goes away.
How low can I go.
My body aches while my heart breaks.
I just can't deal anymore.
High hopes, big dreams, washed away down the stream.
That endless path of empty things.
Traveled along by me.
I just found it to hard to carry on.
Maybe one day you'll understand.
Why I took life with my own hand.
The pain from day to day.
Drove me insane.
The hurt of losing everything, ate at my spirit slow.
Soon I was shutting down from all that I know.
I am broken and cannot be fixed.
My decision however painful was this.
Death is the only thing in life guaranteed.
No one can take that away from me.
I'm so tried of this life.
So tried of trying to get it right.
People don't appreciate you.
All the things that you do.
Maybe if I didn't want it so bad.
I would've be happy with what little I had.
I don't see the point anymore.
Everything has become a bore.
It follows me where ever I go.
It makes me question all that I know.
Whispering in my ear, the end is near.
Night and day, it never goes away.
How low can I go.
My body aches while my heart breaks.
I just can't deal anymore.
High hopes, big dreams, washed away down the stream.
That endless path of empty things.
Traveled along by me.
P.S, I love you all
Don't blame yourselves for my fall.
There's nothing you could have said or done.
I'm leaving this life for a new one.
Published by Kim Smith
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23 Comments
Post a CommentWow....very powerful emotions of helplessness and hopelessness. It's very sad people get to that point that they feel life is not worth living anymore.
Glad to read below that this isn't how you are feeling right now! Powerful poem!
A tragic situation.
It's very emotional and sad. It's sad that people feel that they have to leave in this way.
you know what? I see renewal, not death
Glad you're not talking about yourself. Well written tho.
Extremely well done. It's nice to see a poem that expresses such a serious topic. Maybe those reading this will remember how wonderful life really is. Not to mention, poetry is a great way to release negative emotions to prevent negative actions.
Very powerful piece. Very touching.
Vividly expressed!
I am so happy to read that you are not depressed and suicidal. Scared me for a minute, Kim. You're right, this is such a serious problem. Can't imagine feeling so hopeless, but your poem must describe how depressed people truly feel. Good job. :)