Hey. I like this idea! I think you should talk about misconceptions, things not to do or say to someone, reasons people SI, alternatives, statistics...and probably many other things would be fine to talk about.
Just wanted to offer some poetry I've written. Some of it pertains more to depression than SI, but maybe you can use something? Here are a couple and you can use them if you want. They might not all be appropriate...*shrug*
Revenge
Just like me,
To hold it all inside
No one would ever believe,
The truth I had to hide
I laid waste to my body,
Tormented and bloodied,
I let it destroy me,
I blame only me
Every time I cried,
Pushed the pain aside,
Punished myself...
I did it all to rise
The corpse of innocence
Buried somewhere inside,
But never found what I sought
And now,
I think I owe it to myself...
For all my mind has wrought...
For all the tears,
The screams,
The blood, the fears,
I owe it to myself,
To heed the idle calls
That I've deafened all along
And maybe, finally silence my mind
I will take that one last breath...
And with it
My revenge
Impulses
There was a time when I would pray,
For him to take the fear away,
To calm my tears and hold me,
As if he could set me free,
But now I know that it's my job
To fight away the sobs,
To break the demons holding me,
Deny their will for me to bleed
How will I calm my shaking hands?
When impulses are unplanned
When they reach for shiny tools,
It is not I who broke the rules...
Understanding
Understanding
Between two souls
Just under the skin,
An inch below the pain,
Freedom rests,
Only moments of it,
But moments of clarity,
When she can almost recognize herself,
Can almost breathe again
Just under the skin,
Taken by a gentle tide
A lullaby to unheard cries,
Encouraging her demons
So that they might find their way out,
So maybe they will hand her to sleep,
Stretch it out,
So that her moments might be savored
Understanding
Between two souls,
One blood flow
To relate two lives
I see you.
I hear you.
Let me help you.
Sorry if this is too much. No hard feelings if you can't use any. Thanks. Hope this goes well :)
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