Apr 2014
Heart thumping
Face on the desk
We're talking about suicide
And I know what comes next
She tells us not to look
We have to close our eyes
She says it's an anonymous survey
And I wonder if I should lie
Raising our hands is a yes
And everything inside me
Screams no while I
Try to calm my bouncing knee
I raise a tentative hand
When she asks if we've considered suicide
That tentative hand raise is the largest step I've taken
And part of me feels peace deep down inside
Face on the desk
We're talking about suicide
And I know what comes next
She tells us not to look
We have to close our eyes
She says it's an anonymous survey
And I wonder if I should lie
Raising our hands is a yes
And everything inside me
Screams no while I
Try to calm my bouncing knee
I raise a tentative hand
When she asks if we've considered suicide
That tentative hand raise is the largest step I've taken
And part of me feels peace deep down inside
In Health class today we were talking about suicide and she told us to close our eyes and put our heads on the desk and she asked us a few questions about suicide and I've never told anyone blatantly that I've been suicidal so this is a small step I suppose.
