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~sugarpie313~
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0 posted 2001-01-13 08:22 PM


I watched Carrie stand there on that bridge
I told her she could get help with me,
Suicide was not the way to go
As I watched the tears flow easily.

She said that she couldn't handle it
And the pressure was getting so bad,
It was hard for her to concentrate
So she kept cutting herself like she had.

I remember catching her one time
With an Exacto razor in hand,
I screamed at her to put it down
She told me to stay where I stand.

I turned around to run downstairs
Calling out for help as I sped,
Then I heard an ear-splitting scream
She had fallen and hit her head.

She had fallen from a lack of air
Cutting her self too deep this time.
I did not want to believe what I saw,
Hoping it was all just in my mind.

When help came they said she was lucky
That I was there to call them right away,
If no one had found her within minutes
She'd have gone to heaven to stay.

I told her that I loved her dearly
And nothing could take that from her,
I wanted things to go back to normal
Back to the way things really were.

As I reminded her of this day
She started to cry even more so,
She said that she was truthfully sorry
That this was the way for her to go.

I told her if she goes I will go
As I moved closer to the edge,
She told me to get back from there
As she stepped back from the ledge.

It was that day near the river
That Carrie realized what people do,
Friend's are here for a reason
They are here to be here for you!



*...Remember your roots, my friend they're right down below, because heroes come and heroes go...* - Creed

© Copyright 2001 Valerie - All Rights Reserved
Ina
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Quebec, Canada
1 posted 2001-01-13 08:30 PM


this poem really hit me hard, your friends reminds is just like me or i am just like her. She is very lucky to have a friend like you around. god this poem hit a nerve.. would u mind id i put in my libary?
regina
hope all is well now

Jenn Cirrincione
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2 posted 2001-01-13 08:37 PM


Me and you... we're kin.
I have had friends in that "scary" place, not quite on the ledge, but headed straight for it. It gets exhausting trying to let them know life is worth living, but yet here we stay, trying to be there for them... be their rock. Anyway, I hope this is better now.
xoxo
Jenn
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"A person can never get over a broken heart if they aren't willing to let go of all of the pieces."-- ??



[This message has been edited by Jenn Cirrincione (edited 01-13-2001).]

jeremydraul
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State of Despair
3 posted 2001-01-13 09:14 PM


sad story..
although it is also inspirational
friends are truely needed

~JDR

"Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation." -Oscar Wilde

GirlsBestFriend
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since 2000-12-27
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Planet Earth
4 posted 2001-01-13 09:24 PM


Ina got my words here. this reminds me how worth is living. friends meant to be there for u, me and all of us. well-written.

~lotsa luv


"Isn't it funny how to the world you are nothing? But then to one person..you're the world"

Dopey Dope
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5 posted 2001-01-13 11:31 PM


Wow, this poem reaks of truth. very good, very good poem. I liked it tons.


I was born myself, raised myself, and will continue to be myself. The world will just have to adjust.

I'm in love with my shadow
I admire it daily

Angel in Flight
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Posts 381

6 posted 2001-01-13 11:36 PM


.....(speechless) WOW!!!! That is an intense story and it gave me heart for the future. Thank you. ~Amanda~
Melster
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since 2000-12-09
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Brisbane, Qld, Australia
7 posted 2001-01-14 12:57 PM


*Lost for words* for the second time today...  my parents envy you all cause they can never get me to shut up!!

This is an AMAZING peice!!

MElz!!

You can't hurt me anymore than I have hurt myself already...

Poet on Acid
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Posts 325
Florida, USA
8 posted 2001-01-14 12:57 PM


wow, thats a really moving poem, that person must mean alot to you, It's sad in a way but with a great ending, to the poem at least. I hope she is alright and stays that way. and one more things FINALLY SOMEONE WHO LISTENS TO CREED...oh sorry just had to put that in there.

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Pixie-Babe03
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since 2000-08-29
Posts 387
Central Maine
9 posted 2001-01-14 11:07 PM


Holy God girl.. this is an AWESOME poem... so sad tho.. it made me cry

-=Love starts with a SMILE, grows with a KISS, and ends with a TEAR=-

keoni
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since 2000-10-16
Posts 850
Up in the mountains in the NFC
10 posted 2001-01-15 03:25 PM


WOW! This poem was horribly true to life. It brings things into perspective. Friends are some of the most people in your life. I needed to hear that right now.
Jon

"Your anger is a gift"-Rage Against The Machine

~sugarpie313~
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Maine, USA
11 posted 2001-01-15 05:10 PM


Thank you all for the replies. This poem is very personal. Not all of this is from an experience, but some. But, again, thanks for the replies  

~*Valerie*~

*...Remember your roots, my friend they're right down below, because heroes come and heroes go...* - Creed

Lakewalker
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Posts 3289
On the streets w/ people
12 posted 2001-01-16 03:21 PM


Hey, I'm a little late with my reply, but I still think your poem is really good.  I like the way it is written, it's a very strong poem.

"Disagreements stimulate thought, thought stimulates action, and action stimulates life." --Lakewalker
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