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Nov 2018 JDL

Gray

you get a call
it’s too early
but too late all at once

you get a call
it is after midnight
he has the bottle in hand

you get a call
it is early morning
the pills are down his throat

you get a call
it’s one am
he tells you not to worry

you get a call
you don’t know how to feel
he says he’s done the bottle
(you don’t know if he means the pills or the water)

you get a call
you don’t know what to do

you get a call
it ends too soon

based off the time when my friend called me during a suicide attempt

#suicide #overdose #sad #depression #sadness

Nov 2018 JDL

Dear friend,

Nov 2018 JDL

Meera

Dear friend,

One day you'll have a complete heart to yourself
A heart which
will beat just for you
It will move mountains just to make you smile
It will swim across oceans just to be closer to yours
It'll feel your tears before they leave your eyes
It'll listen to your words even before they escape your lips
A heart strong enough to fight
A heart warm enough to care
A heart brave enough to love

One day you'll have the sort of heart you deserve
And baby, don't you dare settle for anything less

One day you'll come across someone who'll love you wholeheartedly

#love #heart

Nov 2018 JDL

These are the hands

Nov 2018 JDL

Nigel Finn

These are the hands

These are the hands that will guide you to greatness,
These are the hands that will stay through the years,
These are the hands that will celebrate good times,
And these are the hands that will wipe away tears.

These are the hands that will love you forever;
When you are weak they will help you feel strong,
And, right now, since these hands are entwined together
These hands are precisely where they belong

Recently I was asked to write and perform a hand-binding wedding ceremony for two of the loveliest people I know while I was dressed as a dragon. It's definitely one of the best things I've ever done, and I doubt I'll ever do anything like it again! This is the poem I wrote for the special moment.

#hands #tears #marriage #married #handbinding #strong #entwined #belong #belonging #wedding

Nov 2018 JDL

Diagnosed

Nov 2018 JDL

Isaac Spencer

Diagnosed

I wanted to write,
But I don't think anyone will care,
And I think that's why-
I don't think I can share.

I was diagnosed with bipolar as a young teen. It kinda *****, it's so awesome. It's like trying to pull your brain in a million different directions. It's like crippling depression that immediately becomes boundless energy. Like snapping a rubber band.

#depression #sadness #hate #joy #energy #bipolar #pain