Tragic
by Mandii Faris

A piece of me has unwillingly died tonight
A fragment of adolescence painted dark
It’s peculiar how the death of a stranger
With such precision leaves it’s mark

With carefully proportioned striking aim
The knowledge skins my emotions raw
How one can sink to such lowly measures
The outcome of conclusions final straw

How one can sympathize with human suffering
But cannot fathom the concept of The End
I for one am not able to grasp this in wholeness
Human nature steers me halfway past pretend

But acceptance is unknowingly derived from reality
In a moment that I would rather soon deplete
My heart ricochets between sorrow and regret
Of a tragic ending to a life not complete

In somber prayer for a family forever altered
With the passing of their only son
Another tortured soul to lay to rest
Another senseless tragedy done

-In Dedication of Jonathan Gregory Brandis
RIP April 13, 1976-November 12, 2003

Contributed by Mandii

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In Remembrance
by Mandii Faris

It's been two months since your untimely passing
Your memory has all but faded from our minds
How you never knew just what you meant to us
The sorrow and regret that you've left behind

In my heart I hope that your pain has been lifted
and you are now at ease in a much better place
The world was cruel and blind to your torture
society is to blame for your final fall from grace

Someone should have been there to stop you
to show you just what was worth living for
Now we are left to ponder so many questions
the pain that made you decide not to live anymore

It could have been anyone on this earth but it wasn't
The legacy that has been left in the wake of your death
The question of why that will never quite be satisfied
The desolate silence when you took your last breath

In your passing you have left within us a void
A hole in our hearts that little could mend
The inspiration you carried within every role
You brought such life to your world of pretend

And now I pray that your soul is finally resting
I pray for the friends and family you left behind
I imagine that you have finally attained the peace
that upon this earth you could never really find

Contributed by Mandii

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Suicide
by Connie Solis

Is death the answer.
For a suicidal dweller.
Pills and Booze, You will lose.

Your life is so Precious.
Can you digest it?

Is suicide right.
Because you're losing a fight.
No, But to gain.

Suicide doesn't make the pain go away.
Second chances will be here to stay.

Contributed by Connie

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Lost Boy
by Connie Solis

Blonde hair, Yellow Gold as the sun.
Blue eyes, You will be mesmerized.
For a sensitive soul, you couldn't hold.
On to the real world.
Suicide, Not a positive.
Tears in heaven
Why age 27?
For a fan, who can understand.
I've been there.
I was a Lost girl, now found.
You were a Lost Boy, trying to be found.
Now found.

I guess God has his Angel.

Contributed by Connie

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Final Steps
by Donna

Amongst all the nameless faces,
Amongst all the faceless names,
Not one that you could turn to,
In your suffering, your pain.
They never even knew you,
Or the turmoil deep inside,
You smiled to the cameras,
You ran away to hide.
It’s hard to believe you’re really gone,
It’s hard to believe you bled,
“He had so much more life to give”,
Least that’s what they all said.
They all thought that they knew you,
But they never understood,
They pushed you further and further,
They never knew you would…
So as you take your final steps,
Up into the blue sky,
Know that we are thinking of you,
Know that we wonder why.
You’ll never be forgotten,
Your talent and your grace,
We’ll have to wait until our day,
We can see your smiling face…

Contributed by Donna

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