A girl sits on a park bench Her head back looking at the sky Hair waving gently in the breeze Her old summer dress hanging loosely On her small frame
Many people walked past her Happy family's going to have picnics Friends laughing and smiling together People by themselves Going about their peaceful lives
Not a single person stopped Not even giving the girl a second glance They seemed not to have seen That she was far to skinny Or the faded lines upon her skin
It's not that they ignored her They were just so naive They didn't know the signs No one taught them to recognize What was there before their eyes
So when the girl stood up And walked right out the park They did not stop her And did not know That this day would be her last
They need to teach more about mental health in schools. So many death could be prevented if people just know how to recognize things like depression and what to do about it.