I have had suicidal feelings in the past as have most other transgendered people. The goal of this poetry is to show people contemplating suicide that there is hope in the future. I combined my personal feelings with the experiences that other people had. Remember no matter how bad it is now with time things will improve. It may not be tomorrow but it will eventually happen. It's said time heals all wounds and my personal experience has verified that idiom. We all have to resist the urge to take the easy way out of a situation. We must live because in living we give others the inspiration to continue living themselves. This is the gift your life gives to the world. Anyway, this is my first attempt at serious poetry. Feel free to let me know what you think and especially if it helps you in your own life.

Echos abound in the silence of the heart.

Joy is not around.
Memories shout out.
Tears flow down.
Love can not be found.
   
Depression's cry resounds.
The soul fails and lays down.
Misery portends.
Suicide whispers on the wind.
Maybe this is the end.

The sky darkens.
The sun ducks down.
You lie in bed.
Morpheus is dead.
Bad thoughts wrack the head.
 
The crack of dawn arrives.
Alas Sleep has not touched your eyes.
You can no longer cry.
Sooner or later the tears must begin to dry.
You ask your self the reason why then sigh.

Life sings it's eternal song
It challenges you to go on
In the end we do accept
This choice is really for the best
The decision we find lifted from our chest
 
The daily bump and grind
Lifts the specter from our mind
We find that once again
Life asserts it is time to begin.
Loves tender wings brush your face again.

Hi this jasmine, I like your poem very much. I hope you will receve my message, you know, I am  a novice at computer chatting. I don't know if I will have a response from you, you know, I leave you only my code name, jasmine. I am new to this site, and I am happy and privilege that the poeple at Susan's Place Forum replied to me  and helped me to have access and to navigate in their site. I leave you with a big smile.

jasmine

Quote from: jasmine on July 05, 2005, 11:11:46 PM
Hi this jasmine, I like your poem very much. I hope you will receve my message, you know, I am  a novice at computer chatting. I don't know if I will have a response from you, you know, I leave you only my code name, jasmine. I am new to this site, and I am happy and privilege that the poeple at Susan's Place Forum replied to me  and helped me to have access and to navigate in their site. I leave you with a big smile.

jasmine

We got it. The first step is posting in the introduction forum.

Was looking on the 'who's online' page and saw this. Really touching and nicely written. Think it captures how we all feel at some point or another.
Thank you for sharing.

Nicely written Susan.

Thank you.

Sarah L.

Stumbled across this and I must say it touch my heart and gives my hope for the future.

Very nicely written.

Thank you for sharing it with us.

Janet

Thought it was a great poem

Hit home with me also

Thank You - Virginia 

This poem tugs on my heart strings it's very astonishing! As an fellow poem writer I have to say this is very key.

Hey Susan, I thought this was an excellent poem.  Excellent rhyme scheme.  Use of imagery was outstanding. You should be a poet.

High praise indeed from an English major

I am one of those folks that get the dark thoughts reeling in my head when I lay down alone at night

I snuggle a pillow and tears fall as I contemplate my existence

Then I awake to another day..... good or not..... other living beings need love and care, there is always something that needs to be done and life to be lived

Again.....Thank You Susan

I was lonely
looking for someone to talk to
when I ran into your poem
Susan
I have been in that situation more and more lately
this great poem brought me comfurt
when nothing else did
Thank for this site
for I may not be here if it wasn't for you

I am a Larson