Heal

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DISCLAIMER: This post contains mention of suicide. Kindly remember to be mindful of your mental well-being and that of others when reading and sharing this story.

I lost my brother to suicide,
Once he told me before he died,
There’s a level of hating yourself,
Can’t be understood by someone else,

Should have picked that up as a sign,
That everything was not fine,
That maybe he was on the line,
But I guess I was blind,

Blinded by my own unrest,
Was discontent with life I attest,
Needed a win in life, wanted the best,
Only to learn that life is not a contest,

Thought negative thoughts for too long,
Eventually realized that nothing is wrong,
Nothing needed but a change of perspective,
All it needs is to get a bit introspective,

I don’t have the answers,
And I think I never will,
Guess the thing that matters,
Every day I’m working to heal.

Collins Rotich

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