Atonement

I was listening to Fade to Black by Metallica and for some reason felt morbid. That inspired me to pen this poem.

Life has been difficult for you,

You have been beaten a lot,

Darkness is all around you,

You feel you're nothing but a blot.

You hate any word of kindness,

Abuses give you false peace,

Drowned in misery and self hate,

You wish your life may cease.

Cut the wrist with a blade.

Sleeping pills will give you ultimate salvation.

Jump from a building high to the ground below.

Hanging will save you further damnation.

Your last and 'dying' wish granted,

You're saved from all the shame.

Deserved this you feel for your deeds,

Cleansed you feel is your muddied name.

You are saved from your sadness

But what about your own left behind?

Emptiness is filling their hearts,

Seeing your body, crying their eyes blind.