The reason I survived
Bobbie Mosley 1968 (Arkansas)
It was my senior year
And I was so unhappy inside
I always held everything in so deep inside
I had planned to end my life that day
But for some reason as I walked in the hall
You looked my way
You smiled at me and said hello
And that was all it took to make me see
Not being able to see you everyday
Would be a fate worse
Then ending it all that day
I am here because you see
You said hi and smiled at me
About this poem
Long ago someone saved me from suicide by just saying hi to me and giving me a reason to want to live.
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Written on November 10, 2021
Submitted on November 10, 2021
Modified on March 27, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 405 |
Words | 91 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 13 |
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