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The boy who jumped
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The boy who jumped |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia 
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She stares reluctantly into the mirror, And a face etched with guilt stares back. Years of believing she was somehow to blame For the boy who jumped through the window pane. Unable to accept failure or defeat, Unable to accept love, yet unable to retreat From the clutches of his own demons, And his failure to become Superman, And the failure to live up to his own lies, From failed dreams and hopes That just wouldn't fly. The only solution this young man found Was to die. From the fourth floor of Sierra North, he jumped To his final destination, the concrete below. His final cry was nearly a silent goodbye, Witnessed only by the nesting sparrow nearby. And of course, everyone had to ask 'Why?, No answers make sense, Self-exile was the only defense For the final goodbye from a lost Superman, who In the blink of an eye, jumped into the sky. And the shadowy figure in the mirror Still feels the pain, still hears the cry Of the young man who wouldn't reach out, Of the young man who chose to die When his dreams would not fly. And still, she wonders why. And still, no answer makes sense. |
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Kaos Member
since 2001-08-02
Posts 317between space and time |
no critiques... just a comment on how sad this piece was. It was an excellent poem...and i feel the boy that jumped...been there be4...a poem that almost brought me to tears...i wanna say thanx for the emotions...i haven't read anything this moving in a long time... " How can i feel if i can't breathe...?" |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Thank you for reading, and for your sensitve heartfelt reply. It took years to write about this tragedy. I barely knew the young man in the story, but the loss was still overwhelming. If posting this should make even one soul think twice before ending their life, then I've accomplished two things..a catharsis for me, and a rescue for another. |
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miscellanea Member Elite
since 2004-06-24
Posts 4060OH |
Midnitesun, I don't have words to express how meaningful this is to me. Thank you for directing me here after you read mine about the lady on the bridge. We felt so helpless; a tragedy...Thank you, again. Sincerly, cathy |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
IN the end, we are left feeling helpless, but not always hopeless. I originally posted this years ago on another site, and the write was instrumental in nudging two young people to seek professional help. A year later, one wrote me a wonderful thank you letter for 'saving her life' and said she never realized what a selfish act suicide is, how she would have hurt the ones she loved, who loved her. Sometimes, you never know the impact on others of what you write. I never heard back from the second one, but kept my fingers crossed. Hopefully, you can take some comfort in knowing you at least recognized that something was amiss. |
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