Kindness of strangers-9am<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I’ve been walking all night
\ntrying to find the right spot
\nno-
\nthe perfect spot.<\/p>\n
this will do, as I climb up
\nintent on this-
\nmission I’m on
\nno one will care<\/p>\n
two quick swipes
\nhard enough to draw
\nthe crimson relief
\nI need so badly<\/p>\n
I need the other one
\nto complete-
\nbut what’s this?!
\na prick of alarm?<\/p>\n
How can that be?
\nI’m intent on this mission
\nAren’t I?<\/p>\n
Maybe thinking wouldn’t
\nhurt so bad right now<\/p>\n
Sliding down
\nslivers cutting into
\nmy back
\nthe wind’s picking up
\nsweeping past with a purpose<\/p>\n
Hopeless I say aloud
\nas I start to cry<\/p>\n
How’d I get to this point?
\nmiserable
\nhurting
\nbleeding
\nalone<\/p>\n
Jesus help me please
\nI’m bleeding
\nI’m scared
\nand I don’t
\nknow how to hold on<\/p>\n
There’s a begger coming
\nmy way and I don’t know
\nif I have anything I can part with<\/p>\n
Screw it. I’m wanting to
\nend my life
\nI got plenty.<\/p>\n
He sat down next to me
\ntook out a dirty rag and
\nstarted cleaning my wrist<\/p>\n
“this wrist could be cleaned
\na little better.”
\nI didn’t say anything and tried not
\nto cry.<\/p>\n
In the middle of everything
\ngoing wrong
\nand nothing making sense to me
\neveryone treating me like a leper-<\/p>\n
He was kind enough
\nto give me his dirty rag.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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