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I saw my mother
swallowing something small
when I was just a child
The anguish in her eyes
faded, as she told me
it was just a
tic-tac,
with a little extra kick
maybe years later,
that's how I convinced
myself
to swallow fifteen,
thinking it'd
give me a fresh perspective;
in the end,
my breath reeked
of death
instead of mint.
swallowing something small
when I was just a child
The anguish in her eyes
faded, as she told me
it was just a
tic-tac,
with a little extra kick
maybe years later,
that's how I convinced
myself
to swallow fifteen,
thinking it'd
give me a fresh perspective;
in the end,
my breath reeked
of death
instead of mint.
Literature
How to be Popular
don’t talk
just breathe
stand straight
smile brightly
don’t argue
don’t fight
don’t cry
don’t frown
do homework
go to parties
sneak out
get drunk
listen to friends
go with the flow
be silent
drink some more
don’t let them see the tears
as you cry yourself to sleep
for the most important thing
is to be popular
Literature
the dead and the dying
the funny thing about
humans is that
we think we are
invincible and immortal
gods.
no—
we're all
roadkill,
living in
a tainted world
where cars drive
too damn fast.
and me,
well,
i just try to
get by without
being hit
more than once.
Literature
Six Words for the Suffering
Pain ends, but you must not.
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Suicide is not the answer. Reinforcing with another poem after reading an old New York Times article. One part read (and could also be applied to Robin Williams suicide), "A nationally publicized suicide, he found, increased the suicide rate over the next month by about 2 percent on average - an additional 58 cases -and about 7 percent among teen-agers. The suicide of a famous person had an even greater effect; after Marilyn Monroe's death, the rate rose by 12 percent. 'Permission' to Die."
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Words cannot describe how this poem makes me feel. This is beautiful.