General Poetry posted March 29, 2025 Chapters:  ...10 11 -12- 13... 


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Letter from the Ledge

by Gypsy Blue Rose


fictional poem (suicide theme 'trigger warning) dedicated to Dean Kuch RIP
 
 
 
here I am in the dark

waiting on the ledge

for a sign that never comes
 



nobody understands

what I feel inside

and how dark is my life
 


there hasn't been

anyone in my corner

for a long time
 


I live a useless existence

and I don't have a reason

to go on
 


I have given it

a lot of thought

and made a decision at last


I freed my bird

and for my cat I found a good home

there's nobody else to let go
 


I don't have friends or family left

and I'm invisible to the rest

I wonder how long till I'm found
 


so for whoever finds me

consider this poem

my suicide note
 


I can't go on

I can't live with this pain

it's too much to bear
 


but out of darkness

God told me to hold on

and wait for the light
 
 
 
 

 

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Fictional Free Verse Poem inspired lightly by personal experience. I suffer from bipolar disorder with short manic episodes and long depressive episodes. I have been chronically depressed several times in my life, sometimes as long as three years at a time, so I know how it feels. But it's never been as bad as the poem. I have family, friends, and God to help me through. I feel bad for those who don't have anybody in their lives. It's easy to feel like giving up if you don't have a support system. Depression is a dangerous and deceiving illness. It's a chemical imbalance in the brain. At the time, you feel hopeless and in so much pain that suicide seems the only way to go. Luckily, bipolar disorder is treatable, and with the right medication, you can live a normal life. If you are or know of someone dealing with depression, pass on the information below and tell them, "Don't give up, it gets better."

988 suicide and crisis phone line

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) for information and resources, call 800-950-6264 (or text helpline to 6264) click here

Thank you for reading and reviewing my poem.

Gypsy

The painting is "Somnambulist, 1878 by Max Pirner. The Presentation and Poem by Gypsy Blue Rose (c) copyright 3/29/25


National Alliance on Mental Illness and suicide prevention hotline 1-800-950-6264 and text or chat 62640
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