STOP Suicide Poems

STOP Suicide Poems

Poems about Suicide and Depression

When a friend or family member commits suicide, everyone is plunged into confusion and grief. Life is instinctually valued by all of life's creatures. Even a blade of grass or flower fights for the privilege of life. When someone close to you voluntarily ends their lives, your entire value system is thrown into question. Family members or friends may also be consumed with guilt, thinking that they somehow should have seen the signs that led to the individual's suicide. Group therapy with others who have experienced this trauma as well as individual therapy may be necessary to help cope.

31 Poems about Suicidal Depression

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  1. 1. Richard Cory

    A narrative poem, "Richard Cory" was first published in 1897, as part of The Children of the Night. It is one of Robinson's most popular and published poems.
    The poem describes a person who is wealthy, well-educated, mannerly, and admired by the people in his town. Despite all this, he takes his own life.

    Whenever Richard Cory went down town,
    We people on the pavement looked at him:
    He was a gentleman from sole to crown,
    Clean favored, and imperially slim.

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    • Rating 4.29
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    I read this poem as one of the mandatory literary pieces while in High School. Even at that tender age something about the absurdity of life struck me and it continued to haunt me. I tried to...

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  3. 2. My Best Friend's Departure

    My cousin was my best friend, and sadly, he took his own life. I wish I could have helped him and changed the outcome, but the past cannot be changed. This poem is based on my grief and my regret and also my love for him and his life.


    • By Carina Spencer
    • Published: November 2011 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    I jumped; you caught me.
    I laughed; you joked.
    I was down; you picked me up.
    I crumbled; you glued me back together.

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    I've struggled a lot over the past year in a severe depressive episode. I've had suicidal thoughts and wanted to end it more times than I can say, but your words are grounding for me. I read...

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  5. 3. If You Would Have Known

    I wrote this poem for my nephew who died by suicide at the age of 16. He was such a sweet kid and very talented. He taught himself how to play the piano and guitar and wrote a song at only 15 years of age. He left this world too soon.


    • By Shelby N. Merchen
    • Published: September 2020 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    If you could have seen the devastation,
    shattered hearts you'd leave behind, 
    would you still have left this world that day?
    Would it have made you change your mind?

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    Thank 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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  6. 4. Troubled Heart

    I have a friend who lost a son to suicide. I, too, have lost loved ones, even a small grandson, but realized through my friend that his kind of loss was likely the most devastating kind. His son was a great young man who unknowingly had trials, which brought him to take his own life. I wrote this poem for my friend and for all who experience such a loss.

    • By Ron Tranmer
    • Published: December 2011 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    The moment you took your life,
    I felt mine ended too.
    If I could only turn back time,
    there's so much I would undo.

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    My friend Caitlin passed from suicide about a month ago now. She texted me saying, "I love you, Tabby," and I thought something was up, so I called her. She told me I was her best friend. I...

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  7. 5. Jim

    My brother Jim - age 46 - took his own life 5 years ago and left our family devastated. As far as we are aware, this was due to financial problems. A death by suicide is a death that leaves so many unanswered questions and so much guilt. It is hard to comprehend and makes the grieving process so much harder. Too many young people are finding it harder to cope with the pressures of society. This poem is just my story. There are many, too many more stories that are sadly the same.

    If I had reached out my hand,
    Would you have taken it that day?
    Could I have made you feel better?
    Could I have made you okay?

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    A 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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  8. 6. Save A Life

    I wrote this poem when I had a friend who wanted to leave this world. I didn't know how to help him by talking to him, so I wrote him this poem. I wrote it 2 years ago, and still to this day he reads it and always thanks me for it. Maybe this can help one of your friends, as it did mine.

    • By Emily Tekavec
    • Published: January 2016 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    You come to me crying, saying it's done,
    That life is pointless, I shouldn't have one.

    I tell you to stop, I beg and I plead.

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    • Rating 4.52
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    This 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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  9. 7. That Girl

    This poem was one I wrote after my dad told me he didn't love me. If you ever feel like this, then get help before it's too late.

    • By Amber
    • Published: May 2008 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    Forever feeling her life is dying,
    But the doctors keep on lying.
    "Your daughter will be fine,
    Just give her some time."

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    Drip drop. Let your tears fall non-stop. Cry your eyes out because he broke your heart. Let those memories fade away and turn into dust because there was no loyalty, trust, or love. Let the...

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  10. 8. Suicidal Thoughts

    I am a 15-year-old African American male. I was not supposed to be born seeing how my mother had kidney problems and was a smoker, so in her womb I was diagnosed mentally challenged, also both of my parents were suffering from type 2 diabetes. I was born via a c-section because if I had come out naturally I would have died. I had to stay in the hospital for weeks. When I was 3 I got diagnosed with ADHD and asthma. But my mother was abused so she was free from that with a divorce when I was 8. And I was abandoned by his love.

    • By Jonathan Davis
    • Published: July 2010 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    I'm trapped in a box with no intentions to survive
    Praying...asking God why am I still alive
    I go to sleep each night knowing everything I say is a lie
    Knowing that is enough for me to break down and cry

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    • Stories 23
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    • Rating 4.68
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    Wow, wow, wow!!! This poem really hit me. I have been down this road before and I did it all alone. This poem showed me that I am not alone. God is able. Even though it may not seem like it,...

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  11. 9. Happy 17

    I am a father who lost my daughter through suicide at the tender age of 15 in February 2007. I cherish the time that was given to me while she was with me. There was truly a magical spirit within her that made her unique, like all our children. I unfortunately know the pain this brings to a parent. I have a beautiful son who I devote all the time to. Don't let a chance go past without taking it.

    • By Shane
    • Published: October 2008 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    Was on this day that your were born
    A ray of sunshine that I adorned
    From heaven above you were sent to us
    Hand crafted and unique, one of a kind you were made

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    • Votes 42
    • Rating 4.62
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    I love reading poems and most times I search for heart touching ones that how I got here
    I remember when I was so young maybe ten twelve or less I used to have lots of thoughts of suicide,...

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  12. 10. A Silent War

    When I was 15, my Dad committed suicide and I never got the chance to say goodbye. I want to tell this story to help others understand the value of time that they have to spend with loved ones. Always say "I love you" because you never know what may happen. It is the worst feeling in the world to know that they may not have known.

    • By Lisa Miktuk
    • Published: February 2010 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    Leaving us without word, nothing left to say,
    Mom and me are never going to forget that day.
    Something must have hurt so bad and I simply turned my back,
    There's so many things I want to say, but it seems the right words I lack.

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    • Rating 4.59
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    Thank you for this poem. It was two years ago today my father took his own life. By far the most traumatic, life-altering event in my life to this day. He was an addict who suffered severe...

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  13. 11. Stress Is A Killer

    I wrote this poem after I got in a fight with my mom about wanting to kill myself.

    • By Krista Ceci
    • Published: June 2011 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    Stress is feeding on me,
    Sucking out my soul.
    I feel my body weakening,
    it refuses to let go.

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    • Rating 4.43
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    I know what it is like to think that it would stop all the pain. You feel like it's the only way, but it's not. I thought for me it was the only way. I tried so many times to do it but when I...

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  14. 12. Missing You Forever

    I wrote this poem 2 weeks after my brother took his own life. It has been a year now, but the pain hasn't gotten better. These words are just a way of expressing the pain.
    He is missed-- Mehrshad Shokravi (October 31, 1980-October 8, 2007)

    • By Sanaz Shokravi
    • Published: October 2008 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    It's been two weeks today
    that you finally got it your way.
    You left us here, without a farewell,
    leaving behind just your smell.

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    • Favorited 11
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    I am very sorry to hear about the loss of your brother. My brother took his life on April 7, 2015. It was 4 days after his 50th birthday. He was the baby in our family, and I am the middle...

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  15. 13. A Friend Can Save A Life

    I've lost people in my life because of suicide. The more I think about it, the more I think it's partially my fault for not being a good friend when they needed one.

    • By Paige Bryant
    • Published: March 2015 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    That girl's heart aches,
    Her smile is fake.
    The cuts sting,
    Her phone rings.

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    • Rating 4.40
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    My BEST FRIEND FOREVER is in the exact situation but I can't knock at her door as she's miles away... her mum kicked her out of her own house, so my best friend is living with her aunt and...

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  16. 14. Suicide

    On 27th June 2010 my husband, suffering from bi-polar, committed suicide.
    I wrote this poem shortly after his death when I realized how difficult my family, friends and colleagues found it to discuss and sympathize with my loss.
    The stigma attached to suicide still exists, unconsciously, in people's minds.
    The death is seen a choice. Something avoidable and so somehow less tragic. It was a death seeped in anger on my behalf when all I really wanted was to mourn his loss.

    • By Derryn Brinton-Wood
    • Published: June 2014 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    Suicide the headline screams
    And everyone turns their head
    Too frightened, too shocked, too ignorant
    To acknowledge that he is dead

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    • Rating 4.37
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    Hi Audrey,
    Thank you for responding and sharing your story with me. My husband also suffered from bi-polar, so I understand your fear and your pain. What got me through the many years was to...

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  17. 15. Became

    We all become "something" after we leave school, but what about the one who didn't make it past school?

    • By Jodi M. Kucera
    • Published: September 7, 2021 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    He was the geeky kid, carrying all of his books,
    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,

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    • Rating 4.76
  18. 16. Crazy, Crazy On The Wall

    Sorry if this is triggering for anyone, but stigma and prejudice are terrible.

    • By Anon
    • Published: March 2015 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    Crazy, crazy on the wall
    Are you the craziest of them all?
    What you doing with that knife?
    Why'd you want to end your life?

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    • Votes 28
    • Rating 4.71
  19. 17. After You're Gone

    My poem is meant for any teen who is considering ending their life by suicide. Teen suicide has become an epidemic, one that has affected me personally. I wrote this poem to make teens aware of what happens when they are gone. Hopefully, it will deter them from suicide.

    • By Shelby N. Merchen
    • Published: September 16, 2021 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    I want to paint a picture;
    it's a scene that you should see.
    If you decide to end your life,
    what becomes of your family?

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    • Rating 4.69
  20. 18. Why Dad Did You Choose Suicide?

    Why Dad? Why did you chose suicide? You left no note.

    • By Christina M. Butz
    • Published: April 2006 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    Why Dad?
    Why did you chose to die?
    You left no note but left me asking why.
    You thought you were doing what was best and right.

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    • Votes 164
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    I came to this site looking for a comforting suicide survival poem to send to my brother whose fiancé of 12 years with young 4 children hung herself. I just have to say that your comment left...

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  21. 19. How I Feel

    A poem on battling dark thoughts

    • By Lyn
    • Published: June 2007 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    Sometimes I just wish I could run away and hide.
    No matter where I go though, these feelings stay inside.
    How can I stay here and live each day a lie,
    When all I want to do is close my eyes and die?

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    Please don't run and hide. It sounds like you are hurting inside. Please be strong and try to talk to someone about how you are feeling. You are worth it you are not useless or worthless. You...

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  22. 20. She Finally Gave In...

    This poem is about one of my best friends who committed suicide. I miss her every day and nothing will ever be the same without her here. I should have said I love you back to her but I didn't.. I love you, Sarah.

    • By JJ
    • Published: July 2012 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    The girl who seemed unbreakable finally broke.
    The girl who seemed so strong finally fell and crumbled.
    The girl who always laughed finally cried
    and the girl who never stopped trying... finally gave up...

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    • Favorited 51
    • Votes 100
    • Rating 4.62
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    My big sister attempted to commit suicide today by overdosing on alcohol and pills. This poem expresses exactly how I felt when I heard the news.

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