Why?
Why did this happen?
What could we have done to change things?
Empty, lost, angry, alone
Betrayed
Selfish
Senseless
Isolated
Fear
No more family
Shattered
Never to be what it was ever again
Forever pulling at our hearts wondering,
Why?
if only things had been different
If only we had known how bad things really were
Maybe we could have prevented this horrible ending
He was so alone in his despair
Not sharing his fears
Never reaching out for help
Remaining isolated in his misery
Easier to exit voluntarily
Quickly
Without realizing how loved and adored and important he was
to his wife, children, brothers and sisters, his community
Now there is no turning back
Only an unanswered question
Hanging over our heads like a huge dark ominous cloud
Leaving us to constantly wonder
Why?
We lost a great father in our community last week to suicide.
ReplyDeleteDepression and mental illness is still judged in a negative way by our society and my prayer is that people will finally see that it is just an illness like having diabetes or cancer. There should not be shame attached to it.