Note: This poem deals with a very serious subject matter and I hope that it helps to encourage people to help one another.
I wonder if people can see what is inside
The smile that I portray and what it really hides
I wonder if they understand how I view my day
Do they listen to what I say, maybe what I display
I wonder if they see what is deeper
Or only the features that are obvious
Maybe they are oblivious to what I really think
I wonder if they know that I am on the brink, the edge of the drastic
Maybe they believe that my life is fantastic
That there is no lack of purpose because I am driven
I am even succeeding, but they fail to see where I am heading
They never see the tears I am shedding or the hours of praying
The thin line holding everything together is fraying
And yet I wonder because I don’t think anyone knows
Or maybe someone does I suppose
I wonder if people compose, put the pieces together
Sometimes I hear that it gets better
I hear the same for days, month and years
The echo seared into my mind
I wonder if they are other people that never see any true peace
Never any release
And through all this, I wonder what if I cease to be
I look for a light and not one do I see
More and more I think about the ever present opportunity
Is this really my reality?
Does my struggle really need to continue
Or should I change venues?
Now that is quite the contemplation
And what should a friend say in this situation
But be there to support
Turn the bad into a good report
Help that one in need come to the realization of their importance
No matter the distance, a friendly voice, a hug or helping hand
Can be one of the things that can stop a person in quicksand
Lift them up onto solid ground
Helping to surround them with love and care
Even a simple conversation where thoughts are shared
Can bring someone back to understand that they truly do not lack
Whatever it is they need
Turning the life around they lead
Finding their renewed joy and happiness
And seeing days as having more not less
Letting the heart guide and provide the needed words
To help someone find clarity from what is blurred
One interaction at the right time can make a significant change
Consider the next line as a sincere request that is not strange
Allow this prose to marinate and sink in
When we help one another, there is no battle we cannot win
