My Poems

Goodbye (Poem)

She was a normal girl, always tried her best to smile

But if you looked closely, her worries amounted to a pile

She's fifteen now and having grown older,

She's noticed that the world has gotten even colder

Life's not always what it seems

That's just what it deems

She would tell you when she felt down, but you'd just brush it aside

And so from then on, she kept it on the inside

How could you not see beyond her fake smiles? I'm surprised!

All you had to do was just look at her empty eyes

They were once so bright

Now look and see, where is that light?

She tried to stop her crying, every time at night

But there seemed to be endless tears, try as she might

Summer came, but she wore shirts with long sleeves

Since the art on her wrists was bleeding through the bandages, you see?

Never thought that she could fit in

How could everyone miss it? But yes, that was their sin

She had loving friends but all alone at school she sat

And if anyone bothered to notice her scars, she would just blame the neighbour's cat

But despite her lies, those cuts were no mistake

They were inflicted with the pain of bearing the world's hate

But nobody bothered, nobody tried

Everyone said, everyone thought that she was completely fine

They were fooled by her smiles, fooled by her laugh

Fooled themselves that she was happy, for their own behalf

And so she felt as if the world shunned her and turned away

That's when she first lost her smile, her mayday

Her grades dropped down and her fear began to churn

And all everyone had was pity and false concern

Then her parents started beating her and drew the last straw

And the girl knew then that justice did not exist and that there was no law

She couldn't take the pain anymore and knew what she had to do

Just stand on a chair, tie a rope around her neck, maybe leave a note too

Of course, she knew that for her death, no single person should take the blame

It was the world that should bow down it's head in shame

She stood on the chair and stared at the beautiful moon

And thought that it'll be over quite soon

She fits her head through the loop, knocks the chair over, and takes a final breath

The pain's gone, the tears have ceased, it's done, she's greeting Death

Her best friends realize their mistake too late and find her hanging there

The whisper of one of her friends, "How can this be fair?"

Her friends fall down to the floor, the girl was so loving

But her body is deathly pale, her eyes are empty, staring at nothing

It's embedded into their minds - what they saw that day

Outside the window, a dove flaps its wings to fly far away

But there is nothing that can ever make her friends forget

The moments when they and the girl first met

The sweet voice had once sung.

For her to be dead - she was far too young!

"I love you all so much!" The girl had happily claimed.

Oh, just how cruel are fate's games?

"It's our fault." They cry as they stare.

Her friends spot the note she left behind and unfold it with great care

The note read: "I'm sorry my friends, but this world is just not my place.

So please don't cry, you'll soon forget my face

I've always wanted for the world to let me fit in

But I've realized that instead, the world's just a bunch of sin

The world does not want anything to do with me, I'm just a waste of space

If it was not for you, my dear friends, I would have left this awful race

It's not really that sad, I was simply misplaced

Quite frankly, I was born in the wrong time and in the wrong place

Don't worry though, we'll see each other soon

So when your time comes, just look at the luminous moon

It's always peeking through the dark and battling the night

So please remember that there are others dealing with their own fight

But I'm not a fighter, I can't go down that lane

I'd never be able to deal with the pain

I hope the world knows I died in vain

Because, in fact, the world is the one to blame

I know that in a year or two, you'll forget that I'm gone

Because, really, I'm not something to be dwelled upon

At least that's what the world told me, ever heard of majority rule?

So I'm going by the world's opinion, no matter how cruel

You're the best friends I've ever had

And it would really be a shame if you all were sad

You're the only ones who ever bothered to talk to me, to bother to look at me and see

You're the only ones who could ever enter my heart, the only ones who held the key

It's almost time to go... I'm running out of space to write

But when it comes to life, please hold on tight

I let go of my life and lost my fight

I gave in to the pain and did what I thought was right

Winning is impossible, I just could not

So hold onto life for me, to me it'd mean a lot

At least I won't be just dust, a tiny little speck

So even as I tie this rope around my neck

I'll be watching over you for forever - from below or from the clouds above

But for this world, all I ever wished for was just a little more love

Because that way, I don't think I would've needed to die

Oh well, just a thought, Goodbye."

Published Date: June 20th, 2014

Edited Date: October 10th, 2015