“The poem is about Jeff in the novel Suicide Notes by Michael Thomas Ford.”
He wakes up in a white room
With bandages on his wrists
He says it was a mistake
He doesn’t want to be here
He meets the other kids
With their own stories and scars
He tries to act normal
He doesn’t want to be here
He talks to the doctor
Who asks him questions and listens
He tries to hide his secret
He doesn’t want to be here
He falls in love with a boy
Who makes him feel alive and happy
He tries to accept himself
He doesn’t want to be here
He writes his suicide note
With honesty and hope
He says goodbye to everyone
He doesn’t want to be here
He leaves the hospital
With a new perspective and courage
He faces the world outside
He wants to be here
Imran Nazeer
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