Dear Stranger

A friend I love has recently been suffering from depression and self harm he's getting better but we worry. This is for him. We love you. Stay strong

Dear Someone,

For you I wear thus butterfly.

In hopes that you stay strong.

You may not remember me.

But I've been here all along.

I am a person who's cried your tears.

A person who knows your darkest dreams

And your greatest fears.

I know how it hurts.

How you wish for it to end.

You want a release

A way for you to defend.

Against the pain and taunts

The petty jabs.

It's you they haunt.

So you've turned to drugs and harm

I see the cuts along your arms.

The kind you won't explain.

The kind that help you ease the pain.

And then it's worse and you stop thinking.

And in a flash you turn to drinking.

It dulls the mind and you loose your sense.

Things start to slip out and you lose the pretense.

You tell the world or those who can hear you.

About your woes the people who jeer you.

You want it to stop.

You can hear them calling.

And then suddenly you drop.

Your body it's falling.

When you wake.

The walls are white.

You see sad faces.

And your heart starts to break.

Yes here are the people.

The ones you didn't see.

And among those faces.

You will see me.

A friend, your family, all who care.

Those people you forgot were there.

And now you see my lonely stranger.

All there is to loose when your life is in danger.

You see that the cuts and burns weren't worth it.

Because to us you are perfect,

I have been where you have gone.

And I know it won't take long.

To bring you down and make you doubt.

But all you need to do is just stand out.

Show the world what there is to see.

Show them the person you want to be.

The joyful stranger with the cheshire grin.

The one who's heart they'll try to win.

And I will be here forever more.

For I am the stranger who's been there before.