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Sewer Cidar

Repeat the title out loud at the end until you hear it.

By n vashPublished 6 years ago 3 min read
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People kill themselves everyday but it never hit me that-

these people are brothers and daughters and my friends until today.

The only suicidal ones I know well they live on tv.

But it’s never a pretty girl.

never the popular guy.

They paint the mentally bruised as rejects

and I don’t know why

As if social status or appearance serve as collars of mental health.

Red flags to the world.

But being rich doesn’t stem from wealth.

The happy must be happy.

The sad must be sad.

So the broken souls try to shine bright-

They squirm and they bend hoping that

their jagged fragments reflect sunlight-

into your eyes.

So you can’t see what they have become

So you don’t judge them

So you are blindfolded like everyone

So you can not rip their mask off

So you can not run

They lied hoping you would catch them

Uh oh.

Too late.

you are already numb.

Fake it till you make it right?

That’s why she smiles at work and cuts herself behind closed doors.

Her pain is a burden for those around her

so she punishes herself even more.

That’s why he pretends he has no emotions

so his friends don’t mistake him for a girl.

Big boys don’t cry. He’s trying to grab onto anything to distract him.

Pills Potions Perfection-

Squirrel.

Putting on a show is easier than crying

you know?

It’s not a game. It’s not a joke. It’s not a trick.

Just because they're coughing doesn’t mean they're not sick.

* Go back and say the title out loud until you hear the adjective*

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A Special Note from the Author

Dear reader please remember that no problem is EVER too small of a problem to be considered a problem. If you feel like you need to talk to someone don't talk yourself out of doing so. Your feelings are valid and sharing them will not burden anyone but may lift a weight off your shoulders and help bring positive change to your life.

Here is a list of emergency numbers for every country along with crisis lines.

Don't be misled by the name. Crisis lines are just strangers who are willing to have conversations with you to make you feel better and find solutions even if you are not thinking of committing suicide. Just because your mental health is not suffering from issues that would be classified under the same danger level as suicide does not mean that they are not worthy of being recognized as mental health issues.

Mental health problems can look like test anxiety, perfectionism, searching for motivation or even procrastination.

So please remember that no matter what you are going through, there are thousands of people going through it with you at the same time and thousands of people who are here ready to help you get back to feeling healthy and happy. I'm cheering for you. We are all cheering for you my friend.

I'll leave you with one of my favourite quotes.

Sometimes when you think you've been buried you've actually been planted.

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