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The clock strikes twelve, It's melodious chime, Is resounding in the dark. The stillness of the night, Tends to smother me.
The ticking of the clock, My withered heart is beating With the dissonant rhythms. I sigh into the darkness, Glad that it is the night, So that I don't have to see The outcome of this.
It would be so easy, Oblivion and the perfect bliss. I can't bring myself to do it.
Courage, I say to myself, Is what you need now. You are the one that can Eradicate this menace.
The cold bites into my skin, My knuckles are white As I try to fight a losing fight, The storm of ire raging in me.
Hush! Is someone coming up The stairs are creaking. Oh! It's just the chilly winds, With it's staccato beats on the glass.
The glint of the metal on my hand, Is almost mystique, Deathly and strikingly beautiful. But am I ready to make The ultimate sacrifice At the altar of the society?
I bring down the knife. I've done it...
As the gleaming metal falls, With a clang on the floor. The lustre of its edge, Marred by the red ruby streaks. I can feel myself falling too, The ghastly shadows surround me, Whispering in my ears. Is this what it feels like, To finally be free?
But I'm not afraid To display my fortitude. The spirit of adventure, Had never died in me. The quest for knowledge, Had never stopped. Maybe that's why I was the one destined to do this. I had to remove the evil, Which I unleashed on the world.
And as I see, a few solemn faces, Flash before my eyes, And in each of those faces, I see a accusation.
"You're a coward," they scream. But I did the right thing. It was hard and yet I did it.
The feel in those eyes, break me. A mother, A father, A friend...
I have betrayed them. And suddenly I want to go back, Wish all this had never happened.
And as it is, I'm suddenly falling Into a bottomless pit. It's like I'm drowning.
As the accusatory faces stare at me, Newer determination burns in my soul. The trepidation is gone. I have to reverse it. I don't want to fade. I need to win over this darkness And turn back the time. I gasp as I feel the pressure. Excruciating pain fills me, Burying my tears, In the endless abyss. But I try to find a grip, I won't let it engulf me. My hands grasp useless at nothingness. But I fight still...
And then I open my eyes, The room is still dark And I'm lying in a pool of blood.
My blood...
I look at the deep cuts on my arms. Was I the one who had hurt myself? For the society which doesn't, Care at all if I live or die?
Never shall I tread those steps again.
"Help me," I scream...
500 words completed
A/N Written for the contest by WP_Poetry As you can guess this poem is about Suicide and how the person won over death, thinking of people he/she loved.
October 4 to October 10 is the World Mental Health week and October 10 is the mental health day and so this poem is dedicated to ProfileMentalHealth
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