
Something really personal that i've never shared until now.
I had a friend named Eric that i knew during Elementary School. We talked to each other once in a while when we had the chance. As time went by, we got very distant from each other. We didn't talk for a few years.
A year later after High School Graduation, Eric stopped by my house. He looked different, like something was wrong. I had to tell him that i was busy since i was getting the house ready for a family event. He said ok and he took off. A few days later he committed suicide. I didn't find out about this until two years later when a friend of mine told me.
If I had to choose which was the biggest regret that I have, is not being there for a friend when they needed it the most. I can't change that. And it's been haunting me for the longest time. If i could go back in time, I would go back to that day and I would of just made the time and listened.
I had a friend named Eric that i knew during Elementary School. We talked to each other once in a while when we had the chance. As time went by, we got very distant from each other. We didn't talk for a few years.
A year later after High School Graduation, Eric stopped by my house. He looked different, like something was wrong. I had to tell him that i was busy since i was getting the house ready for a family event. He said ok and he took off. A few days later he committed suicide. I didn't find out about this until two years later when a friend of mine told me.
If I had to choose which was the biggest regret that I have, is not being there for a friend when they needed it the most. I can't change that. And it's been haunting me for the longest time. If i could go back in time, I would go back to that day and I would of just made the time and listened.
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Life is a painful existence. One thing I could never imagine is leaving it though.
I understand why people would take their lives. Life is painful. Some of us aren't fit to deal with it.
I myself, I'm not a very happy person to be honest. But one thing I could never wish upon myself is death. I can't fathom what comes after... It's a fate worse than death, having the understanding that I have no understanding of what happens when it's over. I can't imagine, and don't want to imagine nonexistence. I'm afraid of pain, sure, but I am absolutely terrified by the simple thought of not feeling anything, not thinking anything, not being anything.
Sure, life can be painful... But... At least I am aware. At least I am... I simply can't imagine not being.
I understand why people would take their lives. Life is painful. Some of us aren't fit to deal with it.
I myself, I'm not a very happy person to be honest. But one thing I could never wish upon myself is death. I can't fathom what comes after... It's a fate worse than death, having the understanding that I have no understanding of what happens when it's over. I can't imagine, and don't want to imagine nonexistence. I'm afraid of pain, sure, but I am absolutely terrified by the simple thought of not feeling anything, not thinking anything, not being anything.
Sure, life can be painful... But... At least I am aware. At least I am... I simply can't imagine not being.
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