What the souls want to hear

My old friend

Important: If someone comes and tells you something that's bothering them, even if it's totally irrelevant to you, listen.

Listen to them.

Maybe it'll help.

Take into consideration that someone trusts you, or has that much faith in you, that she/he came and told you what problem she has.

Once I had a friend,

Who was depressed,

She was also oppressed.

There were things he used to hide,

Her mind was like the ocean tide,

We never knew,

Who were her actual friends from those few.

There was a time when she told me,

There is problem going on in my family.

I didn't know what to say,

So I simply just threw the thought away.

Two days later when I walked past by,

I heard someone give out a cry,

Something came to my attention,

Everyone was in a state of tension.

And when I asked why was all this commotion,

Someone replied 'nothing, just another destruction of creation'

I was confused,

My soul diffused,

She had failed to abide,

By the laws of nature,

She'd committed suicide,

Today I am guilty of my crime,

If I'd just listened to her,

Maybe things would be fine.

This is not just a poem to read,

Read it and do a good deed.

If someone ever comes and says: please help me,

Don't ever put them down and flee.

There is chance just to talk is hope,

And for improvement, there is scope

We can improve as humans. Try to listen. Try to help. When someone confronts you, they have hope. Hope that you can make it better.

You can save a life.

Story time:
I knew this person named Jonathan. He was this really cheery guy and everything. He spoke to me now and then, and cracked a few jokes, but we were never that 'close'. One day suddenly he texted me, 'i wanna talk to u'.
I agreed and next day in school in asked him what happened. He said there is something wrong going on and I was the only one he could think of because he'd read some deep stuff I'd written. I agreed, obviously.
He said something about his parents being seperated. I said I never knew how it felt or anything, but I tried my best to speak to him and keep his spirits up. I cracked stupid jokes and spoke to him whenever I had the time.
One day he messaged me saying: thanks u for all u have done. I ws thinking of doing somthing to myself. U saved me. Thanks.
I was so happy.
This was one of the times I was actually proud of myself.