Slipping Poem by Tailor Heath

Slipping

Rating: 3.8


Why is it so hard to say goodbye
but so easy to break down and cry?
Is it because we’re weak
Or simply because we’re human.
Who really knows anymore.

Why is it so easy to cut your wrist
but so very hard to admit your at risk
of ending it all from the hurt you have
you hold it in for so very long then
before anyone notices it, your gone.

Why can’t we just say what we are dealing with
honestly I think it’s because we are afraid.
Afraid of what exactly? Our selfs?
Maybe afraid of no one caring
or maybe of it getting worse.

Why are we hiding in the dark?
In our bed staring at the ceiling.
Alone... the feeling of what depression makes us feel.
But are we really alone? Is it we just want to be alone?
No, it’s because when we try to get help, people are simple minded.

So why are people so simple minded?
I’ll tell you why. It’s because they too are afraid.
They don’t know what to say, so they try to play it safe.
Well that’s not enough to keep me from jumping off the edge.
So tell me something to make me move my foot, that dangles over the edge.

Thursday, May 29, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: caring,depression,staring
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Chinedu Dike 11 September 2014

To some, death is nothing compared with shame. Lovely piece. Keep it up

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Tim Kitchin 29 May 2014

You capture well the sense of entrapment and the conflicting signals people send in that situation: help me vs don't touch me; get me out of here vs leave me in bed; you must help me vs only I can help myself; talk to people vs talk to the ceiling. And most of all the terrible fear of all around and the inertia it creates for everyone walking on eggshells. The sense of barely holding on - the slipping away and the (self) confrontationalism of 'daring the world' - is a universal, but utterly personal feeling. If this is real for you as a human as well as a poet I really hope you are finding help. Your poetry is excellent, especially the first two verses. Loved those opening rhymes. Couple of small grammaticals (your? & selfs?) Will definitely want to read more...

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