Life

It's up to you..

                    Life is a struggle

                      Can you handle it

 

 

  Or will you succumb to your anxieties...    Your suicidal thoughts

Author's Note

Life is not easy,but think of all the people that love you. You don't have the luxury of quitting.

Reviews

[Rob Santana]

I agree if so many have waited just one more day...

[RayXor]

indeed it is but many miss the fact that if they just waited one more day they may have felt better about it all... and now its time for some pearl jam

[TheLastThingYouSee]

Over the years, I have struggled with this question; there are times when I still feel like giving up, but thinking of my family, my friends, and my future helps me pull myself together. I think of my dreams/goals in my life and tell myself I cannot give up, and I must achieve what I set out to do.

[Rob Santana]

Keep thinking that way...

[Henry Pepper]

Suicide is one of the most selfish acts anyone could ever commit. It is sad indeed when one quits like that. As said before, short, but to the point. Anyone thinking of it would likely contemplate after reading these few lines along with your "Author's Note".
Mind telling me what NAM is???

[Rob Santana]

Thank you for the read and your comment. NAM is short for VIETNAM (Vietnam war)

[quinfinn]

i have pondered the ramifications of suicide and even died twice after being poisoned. it is a place i will not go until i am called by the maker, when she is ready. sort and sweet, but this poem delivers with a resounding "HEY!" ....believe me, death is not a choice, it is better left as an eventuality...great write! ps...thanks for the friend request, glad to welcome you to my world...yours is creepy, but i like it!

[Rob Santana]

Yes I'm familiar with suicide. I've had many friends commit suicide, unfortunately My father committed suicide Nov. 2005. Our relationship was a tuff one but I really wished he hadn't done that. He was in NAM, and brought that horror back home with him. It was as if I was in NAM with him, with all the pics and stories he shared with me. I was only about 8-9 when he shared his tour with me. I guess that's where my love of horror comes from. I'm gonna be 40 in March and I can still remember the horror's I went through with him and my sisters. My children miss him dearly, and yes they were affected by what he did. That part pisses me off.

[Rob Santana]

Thank you for your friendship Quinn and WELCOME TO MY WORLD,HAHAHAHA!!!

[quinfinn]

my father was in nam too...bien thui and can tho....i was 13 in the lottery, back when they had the draft..he moved to germany to keep me from going...said no son of his was going to hell where he had been. he quite possibly saved my life. i lost 6 friends to that war and then lost many more in the subsequent years to suicide and insanity, so i feel your pain. when my dad was in his dying years he had dementia and was asking me if i saw the vc hiding in the treeline of our yard, so, yes...those nightmares never ended for those who were there and their families. glad we made friends...

[T. Val]

An unfortunate reality for so many people. Good work.

[Rob Santana]

This is true. Thank you.

[Bella]

I've been struggling with that exact same question...

[Rob Santana]

Be strong Bella. You have your entire life ahead of you.

[Elizabeth Porterfield]

Damn straight you don't!!!!!!!!!! I used to think that killing yourself meant you were strong, and in a way, sometimes I do still think that, but that's only when I feel like it myself and I need an excuse. It is a lack of recognition of all the reasons you have to live your life. It is a blindness of sorts... And it shows you that you are not strong without the people you love and the people that love you. Great work:)

[Rob Santana]

Awesome review Beth, stay strong..

[Elizabeth Porterfield]

Thank you, and I'm trying:)

[Monster ^.^]

Such thought provoking! I really did think it over! :)

[Rob Santana]

Good for you monster. Thanks for the read.

[Monster ^.^]

Thank you as well :)

[Holly Mason]

like this and look forward to reading more of your work thank you

[Rob Santana]

Thanks for the read Holly. Just wanna warn you some of my work can be dark.

[Holly Mason]

well mine is all over the place so it will be nice to have solid ground