~The Secret Of Suicide~
I wrote this poem back in the beginning of August. I was never going to dare share it because I was so very humiliated and ashamed of how I've felt. Yet with the death of Robin Williams and the utter sad truth that people with depression suffer alone, I think it's time to stop silencing what I've felt. Thank you to Robin for giving us the gift of your humor. You will forever be remembered for that...And because of what your untimely passing has brought to light, you have given a voice to the truth of depression that has been all too stigmatized. As one last note, don't worry about me...I am getting real help now. When you have this secret you must never even dare whisper it. It's voice could paralyze time and worse, the truth of it could cause heartbreak. How though do I keep such a thing to myself? I have for so long. I've eaten with it, slept with it next to me and I've constantly tasted it's bitterness on my tongue. I've lived...