Poetry submitted by MMF on Monday, October 27, 2003 at 2:59PM :

I doubt our paths will cross again
I am a whisper in the wind
I am the breeze that brushes by your cheek
I am memory that once was sweet

Now suicide has touched my life
And I left it all behind
What I once was is gone
The ashes of a fire blow away
With time

To those that ignored my pleas for help
When I needed them to be empathetic
To those that closed the door on me
Ignored me
Shunned me
Whispered rumors about my friend
And my reasoning for being there
I still wish you peace and happiness

Now I remain a screen name
Hidden in the sorrow
with suicide survivors
Read my words but understand
It was me there till the end
And I would do it again
For my friend

The door is closed now
I had left it ajar
Just in case
You remembered
How I wish you could have
Cried for me
How I wish you would have
Embraced me
But you never did
Still I wish you happiness

I walk away from it all
Close the door
Lock it up
And yes it is lonely and
I am broken apart

But now I am gone
From that place I embraced
With the memories I have
I will never forget
And I would do it again for my Dave
Just to be there for him
In the end
Compassion

MMF