Poem: In the End (Suicide)
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This is a dark, little poem that I wrote about suicide. It's written from the perspective of the person who has taken their life. I thought this might be a different approach to a sensitive subject. What if the person who took their life could be there after their death, at the funeral or around their friends and family? What would they think? What would they say?
Do seek help if you feel like there is no way out of your circumstances but to take your life. If you can't speak to your family or friends please try one of the organizations below:
"The Australian national depression initiative"
This organisation website has a stack of information on getting information, symptoms checklists, getting involved, research and most importantly getting help with depression.
Call 1300 22 4636
"Suicide Prevention Australia is a non-profit, non-government organisation working as a public health advocate in suicide prevention. SPA is the only national umbrella body active in suicide prevention throughout Australia, promoting:
•Community awareness and advocacy
•Collaboration and partnerships between communities, practitioners, research and industry
•Information access and sharing
•Local, regional and national forums, conferences and events"
In the End
Did I make my mark on the world?
Did I make my mark with my word?
Did they cry in the end?
Come to show their respect?
What did they expect?
Closure.
In a hanging is there a snap with the thud?
and emotional release in a flood?
If I slice my arm,
will there be a new sense of calm,
as I enter the beginning of the end?
Mark my words as I have marked myself,
don't come crying for forgiveness,
or display your anger like a badge of merit.
No one will care how ridiculous you will look.
If I am buried or burnt,
I know nothing will be learnt,
As pleasantries are exchanged,
and the truth is glossed over.
It must have been hard work being hard,
Did I break the cycle?
Will they seek comfort within themselves,
by saying it was a selfish act?
Is wanting freedom a selfish thing?
Who will truly know in the end?
Final note...
I am sorry if I have offended anyone with my poem, you may be grieving a recent loss, however this is the way that I felt after I was touched by suicide when one of my family members decided to take their own life.
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Gosh! I really like this poem, LeonJane! It is absolutely charged with so much emotion and thrust (yes, thrust). Thank you so much for sharing this! Here's my favorite stanza:
In a hanging is there a snap with the thud?
and emotional release in a flood?
If I slice my arm,
will there be a new sense of calm,
as I enter the beginning of the end?
Awesome.
This really digs in:
Will they seek comfort within themselves,
by saying it was a selfish act?
Accompanying it with the suicide prevention contact info is perfect. Nicely done.
Thanks for your comments guys.
Thganks for your little poem that you wrote about suicide. It's written from the perspective of the person who has taken their life, wow thats deep . Love it and the pic.
I think that one of the things that drives some people to kill themselves is the actual thought of how it WILL affect others. They think that it is heartbreaking how their loved ones will feel so powerless to have not noticed their pain during obvious cries for help. Nice hub LeonJane.
@Itswritten, thankyou for your comment. I guess sometimes the perspective of the person who has taken their life is overlooked. We reflect on how we think they may feel but I guess we will never really "get it".
@brandonfan, thanks again, I guess that's why they call suicide a selfish act? Because they are thinking of themselves and how others will be affected when they are gone. I agree that cries of help go lost as people continue in their day to day lives.
Really it is a dark poem, very beautifully written - loved the touch of the gray world...
Thank you Moulik Mistry, yes this poem is dark, not everything in the world is happy and shiny. Glad you liked it though.
Nothing really offensive about it. Just a lot of questions that most people seek eventually. It's difficult to feel happy though when we feel lost.
Thanks SherwinJTB for your kind insight, glad you liked this poem.
I think that it is refreshing to hear someone handle this heart wrenching subject with such care. If someone chooses this option who are we to judge them. My wife has to deal with this issue far too often in her field of work. Well done LeonJane.
Thank you attemptedhumour for your thoughtfull comments. Your wife must have a difficult job? Thanks again.
thank you LeonJane for this poem which is beautifully written, I might actually use this in a assignment I have if you wouldn't mind.
Thanks Sophert, feel free to use this poem in your assignment, i'd be honoured, thanks :)
Jess Killmenow 2 years ago
So careful you are, you have been so sensitive in your approach. Thank you for your respect for this sensitive subject. I think people will benefit.