Ariadne’s Notes: Join Mahinour Tawfik’s campaign and spread awareness on Suicide!
“Dear Ariadne,
I want your permission to share a poem on www.worldpoetry.ca regarding the issue of suicide. I had an experience with this issue and recently with a friend of mine. I hope we can start a campaign to spread awareness – help people speak up, not give up and to get help. I wrote a poem and I had a special poster designed for it. “
Mahinour Tawfik
To join her campaign : ariadnes@uniserve.com
Guest
Standing at a funeral, all, in sorrow, was dressed
Soaked in sorrow as the verses were read
Pondering in the stillness, how much the girl is blessed
{When my time comes,
Loneliness will be my one and only guest}
Ignorant of her name but the incident was tragic
{Taking her life}, they said, {can’t seem further from logic}
Would they’ve said that, upon a long walk in her shoes
Standing up to fall into much deeper blues?
Fighting silent battles to become her worst rival
Doing the time until she had to impose the final
Consciously consensual
After scars grew deeper, its woes seemed perpetual
Certain of life’s ruthlessness,
Never have I been aware that death
Robs lives whilst gathering more debts
From forsaken souls apart from the hearts it shreds
Mourning yesterday, grieving the future pledged
On my knees beseeching Angel of Death
“Bring her back for a moment
To ascertain how much she was blessed”
Don’t let her be by eternal suffering possessed”
Wiped the tears, marching to pay my respects
Towards the coffin in which I was dressed
With a note along side
{Does it make a difference, now that I’ve left?}
*All battles fought in silence are fought with violence
Mahinour Tawfik (C) All rights reserved by author. https://worldpoetry.ca/?p=9117
Very compassionate and moving, insightful poem.