Suicide is everywhere
In the Media
In our closets, with belts carefully hidden away
In our medicine cabinets, full of long-forgotten pain killer prescriptions
In the bathroom, full of razors
In the freeway, over and under each overpass
Suicide is Everywhere
In our Classrooms, kids lost in quiet agony
In our home, where it hurts the most
In our work environment, where we may perpetuate it the most
Little by little
Bit by Bit
We poke at it
We prod it
We dump more work on it
We walk around smile-less, pushing it away
Suicide is Everywhere
A human terminal illness
Surrounds us everywhere
Can we stop it?
Can we see it?
If we did, would we?
Take the time to offer an embrace
A listening ear –
Un-Interrupted with swipes on your phone to check the time
Stolen glances to your email
Would we take the time
To be Human?
Susana Benavidez 