I Remember

I remember their voices as I lay there in the hospital bed.

Asking over and over why I did it. Why I took those pills. Why I wanted it all to end.

I remember laying there and for a split second I didn’t know. Here’s these people standing over me, tears in their eyes, and broken hearts beating in their chest.

Whether I were their kid, friend or brother, they all had a sign in their eyes that a piece of them almost died with me.

This is what I think about when suicide comes to mind.

Even if you want to die, you have to take a second to realize all the pieces of people you’ll be taking with you if you take that jump.

Even if it feels like you have nobody in your life that cares about you, just remember there’s people out there that generally care about every living soul and every time they see someone took their own life, pieces of them lay to rest with them.

I am one of those people.

If you ever need a friend, I am here. Always.

Think twice before taking your life.

There’s a better tomorrow around the corner.

I promise.

Stay alive, friend.