my best friend sent me this last night….
Wrists that are o so pearly and white,
they urk me with temptations to end this life.
Blades of silver and wrists of white,
bring me no pain as i return home tonight.
Quick to pass judgement and quick to fight,
one more cut should do just fine……
One line for the hurtfull things you said,
never again will i hear them in my head…….
Two lines for the times you brought me pain,
one more cut and ill end this game…….
Three lines and I start to go blind,
as blood red crimsen starts to rush out of my lines,
I have two last words before I die i guess they will be
GOOD-BYE
4 comments
she is manipulating you with guilt trips. don’t fall for it.
you are not responsible for the decisions of anyone but yourself.
people who actually want to kill themselves typically dont cut, and if they do they dont waste the energy to write poems about it
This may, as others said, be manipulative or attention seeking, but it could also be her way of reaching out to you and trying to get help. If you dismiss it as attention seeking and it’s actually not, that will make her feel even more worthless and misunderstood than she already is. If she is really suicidal, it has taken her a lot of courage to tell you and if you let her down, that will hurt her.
As for what to say, I don’t know; only you can know, because she is your friend and you know her. Anything that indicates you’re there for her and care about her. Suicidal feelings are an imbalance of pain and coping resources, and a trustworthy friend is a valuable coping resource.
However, as Gryphon said, you are not responsible for her decisions. It is not in any way your fault if she attempts/succeeds to kill or harm herself. However, since you are her best friend, it’s good to be there for here and try your best to support her.
it’s kind of funny that everyone thought that he was a girl…I guess that’s just what everyone thinks in this society. I talked to him about it and he said he wrote the poem so he could get the idea out of his mind…I know he’s not attention seeking because I begged him the night before to tell me if anything was like that