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Robert Walters Sr.

I Did Not Choose

Get over it move on my family said
We all know your loved one is dead
You now have to get a hold of your grief
Are words I have heard in utter disbelief
Their name they shun their lips don't move
You talk of your loved one and they disapprove
Family once close now seem to fall apart
Like a shattering blow right to the heart
Why can't they see or even agree
Why this had to happen to me
Friends once many now become few
They shy away they want no part of you
You look everywhere for someone to share
Someone to help you someone to care
During this time emotions are shattered
Your mind so confused nothing else mattered
You don't understand nor do you care
Tears stream down your cheeks into the air
Your nights are lonely empty and long
You now feel that you don't belong
The nightmares you have don't seem to go away
Sometimes they are there in the middle of the day
The road is long a cross we must bear
Until we find someone willing to share
Time will ease the pain and the grief
But at this time you are still in disbelief
I know this to be true I have worn those shoes
I am a survivor of suicide this I did not choose

Author: Robert Walters Sr.