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Oct 2016
Don't you call me "Friend".
Not on a suicide call.
A friendship isn't based on threats.
I am your friend,
Which is why I tell you its your choice.

I don't judge.
I don't condone.
I don't care.
It's not my life to take.
It's not my responsibility to save you.
I will not have that put on me.

And if you **** yourself,
I will care.
I will hate you.
I will loathe you.
I will call you weak.
I will not understand "what you're going through."
Because That. Is Not. An Option.

Not if you care.
But hey, it's your call.
Make a decision.
A friend called me threatening suicide. I think its one of the most selfish calls I've ever heard.  But it's their decision. They haven't spoken to me since. I don't know if she's alive or dead.
Eric L Warner
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Eric L Warner  Saint Paul, MN
(Saint Paul, MN)   
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