Jake

It’s the morning of April 7, 2006
We were rehearsing in dance
The principle walked in
He didn’t even give us a glance

He came to see if we were ready for Showcase
He came to see if we were good
He didn’t say a word about you
Though he probably should

You see I didn’t know until break
A teacher told me
It was so hard to swallow
This could not be

I felt kinda confused
I was also very sad
I was stunned at first
And a little mad

How could you do this
To all who cared about you
Was your life so terrible
That you couldn’t get through

I can’t believe you’d end your life this way
It makes me feel like I want to die
I feel this sadness inside of me
But I can’t cry

I finally cried when I said it out loud
I guess that made it real
Now I can start the healing process
And learn how to deal

I don’t think we’ll understand
Why you had to die
I don’t think we’ll understand
Why you committed suicide

I know you didn’t mean to
You weren’t thinking right
The darkness was to thick
For you to see the light

The demons finally
Over powered your mind
In the darkness
What could you find

You decided it was to hard
Living your life
You ended it with pills
Instead of a knife

Now we sit here crying
This vary day
Wishing there was something
We could say

Just remember
We love and miss you
And we’re all sorry that in this time
We couldn’t help you get through.