As I Choke On Goodbyes

by JustAFoolInLove   May 18, 2005


Choking on my tongue
My face was bleak
My lips tried moving,
But I couldn’t speak

All I wanted
To tell you, then
If I couldn’t say it
Next time was when?

I struggle, screaming
Words you don’t hear,
This situation’s
My biggest fear

I can’t even tell you
What I feel inside
That my dignity’s forgotten
I have no pride

You’ll never know
How hard it was
To hate just living
Simply because

I tell you this
But you don’t understand
How much I loved it
When you first held my hand

You’ll never know
How I loved you so dearly,
Because I’m letting go, soon
I’ve already, nearly

This is goodbye,
But you filled my mind
With love and caring
I must leave behind

My last goodbye,
I pray you’re strong;
Don’t cry for me
As I chant this song

I hang up the phone,
My chest is so tight
As I jump off this ledge,
Take my final flight

Free falling, now
I regret my choice,
I’m losing memories
Of your sweet voice

I think I stop
My rapid fall
As I open my eyes
And recognize it all

In a bed, unfamiliar
In a gown not my own
And a strict set of rules
Which I’ve previously blown

Just one call
To see if you’re there
To see if you’re breathing
And if you still care

I’m alone and I’m dying
On a hospital bed
I say goodbyes you won’t hear
As I lay down my head

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  • 18 years ago

    by Just Sierra

    I stick by everything i said earlier.

    You'll probably never....FEEL what i felt in that moment that Car told me you had tried to commit suicide, and i hope you never DO feel that. BUt it was the coldest, cruelest feeling on this planet. And nothing's been colder.

    I mean...think of Hailie...now what if you had LOVED Hailie...enough to die for her when you found out she tried to commit suicide?

    I know you'd nearly pass out from stress, from pain and anxiety. Be strong, babe. I love you!

  • 18 years ago

    by Shannon

    Great poem... really sad, but really good! 5/5

  • 18 years ago

    by Just Sierra

    I LOVE YOU TOOO Much for you to ever leave. Don't leave me alone in this world, please. I can't stand the coldness. I need your warmth, and even if I can't have it physically, I think of you and its better than nothing at all. I love you!!!

  • 18 years ago

    by Just Sierra

    I wrote like 20 poems for you last night,...but I didn't have time to type them out or post them on here, so just know that I really love you lots and worry about you tons!!! So please think of me before you do something stupid.....lol! I didn't mean to sound rude or imposing or anything.....its just suicide is pretty stupid...i honestly think you could be soo much happier if you left this site...yes, you'd be leaving behind some friends, but my depression has almost disappeared....maybe if you took a break from all of the tension on here, maybe you'll feel better...only a suggestion.....you don't ever have to. I regret everyday leaving, but my mental health has improved...I LOVE YOU LOTS!

    ~Sierra

  • 18 years ago

    by Just Sierra

    OMG!!! ZAC!! *TEAR*!!!!!! I Heard what you did!! I'm soooooo sorry I wasn't there for you! But you can't do this to me! I can't help being gone....and imagine my surprise when Im' happy and I come back to realize my best friend here tried to commit!?!?! It nearly gave me a heartattack...I'm at school as I type this....and I almost cried my eyes out.....but I can't, because I have to be strong just like you do!! Babe, please be strong...I told you before, you're too good to die. The messages I left you on your phone, they were stupid, I know, but please, just thnk of me. It would kill me to know you're gone!! This poem, I couldnt' read, because if i did, I just just know I would start bawling....I read the last bit though and I am shaking. Babe!! Omg......I'm soo sorry!!!! End of school is tomorrow, so I don't know how else I'll be able to get to you....just know that I love you lots and I'll always find a way to get to you, I swear!

    All my love,

    ~Sierra