By Guest Writer Patricia Chandler

What Do u do when u feel like this
Suicidal thoughts
Urges to cut
Feeling alone
And feel like u are only a bother
What do u do when u feel like this
Do u end it all
Do u give into your blade
Do u try to ask for help
Or do u shut down and act like u are fine
What do u do when u feel like this
The thoughts are hard to ignore
The blade calls your name and your body craves it
The loneliness makes u closes down more
And the feeling of bugging people makes u lie to the people u love
What Do u do when u feel like this
Do u finally close your eyes and ask for help
Do u realize something u have known the whole time
Do u see that u are loved and cared about
Or do u look towards one person that will always love u
What do u do when u feel like this
U finally keep going and be who u r
For u are the only u
And are cared and loved because u are who u are

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