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.

30 Poems about Suicidal Depression

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  1. 1. Richard Cory

    Poet Introduction

    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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    • Votes 244
    • 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

    Poet Introduction


    • 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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    • Stories 17
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    • Favorited 116
    • Votes 970
    • Rating 4.58
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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

    Poet Introduction


    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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    • Stories 9
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    • Favorited 60
    • Votes 453
    • Rating 4.68
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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

    Poet Introduction

    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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    • Stories 3
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    • Favorited 89
    • Votes 267
    • Rating 4.58
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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

    Poet Introduction

    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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    • Stories 3
    • Shares 1394
    • Favorited 37
    • Votes 277
    • Rating 4.57
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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

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    • 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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    • Stories 4
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    • Favorited 49
    • Votes 269
    • 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

    • 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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    • Stories 23
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    • Favorited 103
    • Votes 353
    • Rating 4.63
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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

    Poet Introduction

    • 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
    • Shares 525
    • Favorited 44
    • Votes 157
    • 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

    Poet Introduction

    • 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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    • Stories 11
    • Shares 46
    • Favorited 17
    • 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

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    • 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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    • Stories 66
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    • Favorited 65
    • Votes 306
    • 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

    • 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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    • Stories 3
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    • Favorited 101
    • Votes 126
    • 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

    Poet Introduction

    • 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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    • Stories 44
    • Shares 265
    • Favorited 11
    • Votes 133
    • Rating 4.43
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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

    • 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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    • Stories 1
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    • Favorited 49
    • Votes 288
    • 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. Became

    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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    • Stories 0
    • Shares 91
    • Favorited 5
    • Votes 41
    • Rating 4.76
  17. 15. Crazy, Crazy On The Wall

    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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    • Stories 0
    • Shares 71
    • Favorited 19
    • Votes 28
    • Rating 4.71
  18. 16. After You're Gone

    Poet Introduction

    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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    • Stories 0
    • Shares 93
    • Favorited 14
    • Votes 39
    • Rating 4.69
  19. 17. Why Dad Did You Choose Suicide?

    • 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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    • Stories 44
    • Shares 537
    • Favorited 26
    • Votes 164
    • Rating 4.69
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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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  20. 18. How I Feel

    • 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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    • Stories 45
    • Shares 3423
    • Favorited 137
    • Votes 565
    • Rating 4.66
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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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  21. 19. She Finally Gave In...

    Poet Introduction

    • 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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    • Stories 4
    • Shares 54
    • Favorited 51
    • Votes 99
    • 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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  22. 20. Trapped

    Poet Introduction

    • By KELSIE
    • Published: June 2014 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    My silent screams go unnoticed,
    My darkened dreams unchecked;
    This emptiness is all consuming,
    Will it steal away my breath?

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    • Stories 7
    • Shares 1300
    • Favorited 78
    • Votes 364
    • Rating 4.61
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    I often feel useless, like a waste of space and breath. I hate everything about myself. The only way to make myself feel better, even for just a little bit, is to hurt myself. I always feel...

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