What do you do with someone who's physically weak
Mentally strong
Socially unstable
But all the while capable
Told they're too different
They'll always be left alone
Never able to share companionship
Left behind in the dust
With only their thoughts of self-despise swirling around to keep company
Creating a void within their heart
Involuntarily sucking in air
For the panic welling up inside
Overwhelmed
Incapable of standing up
But a helping hand
In the form of death comes up from behind
Always ready to mark what is its
The boy who's been left alone all his life
The girl who's been abandoned by the one she loved most
The old man who's never had someone to grow old with anxiously waiting for Death's hand
The woman who's left out in the streets when she's just trying to support her family the only way she knows how, shunned by the ones she loves
The teenager who's come to terms to who he is, an outcast because he's not "normal"
The people they all trust with their lives, turn their backs on them
So they turn to death for comfort
When they are lost
Cold
Deprived
Alone
In this vast spacious world
Who can they turn to
When they have no one
When what they trust betrays them
When they're turned away in their time of need
What can they do
Than wallow in self-remorse
Wondering what could've happened if they did this
If they could change this
If they hadn't come out with courage for who they are
If they weren't themselves
Is this what society has become?
A monster that refuses to help those in need
That locks them up in facilities
Disowns them
Abuses them verbally, mentally, or physically
Told they're never going to make it
They disgust you
When all they need is love
Comfort
Told "everything's going to be alright"
"We'll take care of you"
"Don't worry, I'm here for you whenever you need me"
"I'm right here, right by your side"
Or even a form of just being there by their side
A hug
Pat on the back
At the very least
Acknowledged
So don't act as if you don't know who they are
As if you're better than them, superior
As if you've never done any wrong
You're sidestepping them
Toeing around their misery, their pain
You just stand there
Taking notice but not bothering to act upon premonition
Because you know what happens to those
You know what they end up as
So when you wake up one day,
Know this,
Sometimes, those kids who you never bothered to know
Acknowledge
Lend a hand
They won't wake up
They won't know what it's like to fall in love
Begin a family
Grow up
Taste success
Close an old chapter in order to open a new one
Because they weren't able to open that new chapter
They weren't given a second chance
So the next time you see someone like that
Help them
Be there
Be a friend
And maybe you could learn
How to save a life
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Some Things We Wrote
Poetry(FINALLY A DESCRIPTION) A few short poems written by me and my friend (aka Sylph-of- Heart). Enjoy.
