Suicide Prevention Month
Published: August 2021
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. It's a month dedicated to raising awareness about suicide and sharing hope for those affected by it. It's a month to help destigmatize this widespread and heartbreaking topic.
Often, people don't want their lives to end; they just wish the pain they're experiencing in life would end. Life can become overwhelming for people of all ages. Unfortunately, according to the National Alliance on Mental Health, suicide is the second leading cause of death of people ages 10-34.
Suicide has a far-reaching effect. When someone chooses to end his or her life, the people connected to that person are left to grieve. Many times, they also live with guilt and have questions that will never be answered.
We hope that by shedding light on this topic through poetry, people can see that they're not alone. May we come together and help those who are hurting -- both the people experiencing suicidal thoughts and those who have lost loved ones to suicide.
Many people have felt hopeless at some point. You are not alone. This is not a battle you have to fight by yourself. Let’s encourage one another.
If you are hurting, please reach out to someone. If you feel like you are drowning with everything happening around you and you wonder how you will go on, there are people who want to help. If you have been thinking about ending your life, we urge you to reach out. In the United States, you can contact the National Suicide Hotline at 1-800-273-8255. There is hope!
32 Poems Raising Awareness About Suicide
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After You're Gone
I want to paint a picture;
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it's a scene that you should see.
If you decide to end your life,
what becomes of your family?Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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Became
He was the geeky kid, carrying all of his books,
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That became a scientist who found the cure for the disease that overtook.
She was the quiet one, who was afraid no one would listen to what she had to say,Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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There's Always Hope
in Hope Poems
baby, during the nights when the midnight sky
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falls heavily onto your bones and wraps you
in its melancholic embrace
Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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Just The Beginning
in Short Poems
one day
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it will be so clear –
what you thought
was the end,Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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Bright Light
in Hope Poems
I see you, darling.
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Holding on to your hope with both hands.
Feeling exhausted with all the turbulence.
But not letting go.Featured Shared StoryWow! That is an awesome piece. I really like it. It's very moving. I love the flow and the word choice. I am so glad I stumbled onto it. Thank you.
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Despite The Storms
in Short Poems
Despite the storms,
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beauty arrives like
it was always going to.
Despite the darkness,Featured Shared StoryPart of the last line says, "Keep living." I'm saying keep writing. I like your style and sensitivity. Excellent flow and structure. I really enjoyed it.
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If You Would Have Known
If you could have seen the devastation,
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shattered hearts you'd leave behind,
would you still have left this world that day?
Would it have made you change your mind?Featured Shared StoryThank you so much for sharing that with me! You are never alone! And you don't have fight life's battles by yourself. Reach out to someone, anyone! There are people ready and waiting by the...
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Just Wait For The Sun
in Hope Poems
When everything's darkness
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And you feel so alone,
When the rain doesn't stop
And you can't make it home,Featured Shared StoryWow! This is an amazing poem! I love how the poem just flows and makes so much of sense. Thanks for sharing this beautiful poem. I know you posted this like 2 years ago but I hope you're...
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Jim
If I had reached out my hand,
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Would you have taken it that day?
Could I have made you feel better?
Could I have made you okay?Featured Shared StoryA year ago my best friend and boyfriend killed himself. The real ache lies beneath the fact that I probably knew what was the reason and could have prevented anything from happening had I not...
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A Prayer By Me
in Prayer Poems
No one knows what I feel today
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Or that I'm dying inside.
No one knows the pain I'm in,
For it's nothing a smile can't hide.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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Life Is Fine
Famous Poem
in Famous Poems
I went down to the river,
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I set down on the bank.
I tried to think but couldn't,
So I jumped in and sank.Featured Shared StoryEveryone is born for a purpose, but we forget that in pursuit of money. Then God gifted me with poetry and uses it as a medium to educate people, and in each of my poems there is a story...
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Tidal Wave
In our darkest nights and our brightest days,
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emotions fill us like tidal waves.
They can drag us down and pull us in,Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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Mt. Take Heart
in Hope Poems
Often we can't see
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The beauty in the pain.
Often we can't see
The treasure we gain.Featured Shared StoryThis poem has really taught me how to value the thing we have and the people around us. We never know what we have got until it's all gone, so be wary that you don't lose the moon while...
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Worth
It's hard sometimes to say exactly what I'm worth.
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Sometimes even harder dealing with the hurt.
To feel like no one's there during all my pain.Featured Shared StoryI know that my post is late, but I hope--by some miracle--you will discover it. I am much older than you, and I, too, have experienced a life that is void of human companionship. It is my...
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The look in her eyes, Depicts courage Despite the uncertainty In the once blue sky. Days turn to night, And Greenland turns To desert. I have seen kings fallen And mighty...
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Dancing In The Rain
You've had those feelings... you wish your life was done.
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You're broken, defeated, and overcome.
Each day more challenging than the last.
Moments of weakness...emotions consistently masked.Featured Shared StoryBeautiful. Starting with pessimistic feelings, ending optimistically. True. Friends can change our lives for the better. Life is not to suffer, but to enjoy. How Is left to us to...
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The Light
Through darkness and despair,
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I can count on you.
Deep in the pits of hell
I can see you,Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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Together
So--this is where we are.
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After coming so far,
This is what it's come to.
After all we've been through,Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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Save A Life
You come to me crying, saying it's done,
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That life is pointless, I shouldn't have one.
I tell you to stop, I beg and I plead.Featured Shared StoryThis poem is the poem my friend sent me when I was debating taking my life. This poem saved my life, literally. Thank you!
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