Thursday, March 17, 2011

We Are Not to Decide

Who am I to choose,
what others should have to lose?
To walk away from hopes and dreams,
just to escape the pain.

Who am I to say
"today is my last day"?
To never smile and never laugh,
but also never cry.

Who am I to take the place
of the One who flung stars into space,
the One who loves me as a child?
just because I feel sad.

I am not the one,
the battle has already been won.
I am given life through Him,
and I will give my life back.


Inspired by an attempted suicide.

1 comment:

  1. I myself know the loss that suicide can bring, and also know how much it hurts the family of friends of the people around them. This poem is amazing, did you write it?

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