Inspired by friend, Zabeer, who is apart of the LGBTQ+ community and remained silent today to support the community members who committed suicide
There is no need to be afraid,
I stand with you.
Though I’m not in that community,
you are still a person,
my peer,
my friend,
and everything in between plus more.
Suicide should never be a consideration,
especially when it is out of fear of another.
It’s just a person.
A sad, lonely person in an entrapped mind.
But you, you have a heard
behind you.
You are brave.
You are a lion.
You don’t go quiet into the night,
but roar at the dying of the light.
Today, though, we all fall silent
for the lions who let the light fall
and who couldn’t conquer
the mere humans who
couldn’t conquer the box.
Today, everyone is a lion.
Today, our silence is our loudest roar.
There is no need to struggle, do not feel afraid to reach out.
Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1(800)273-8255
LGBTQ+ Hotline: 1(888)843-4564
NAMI: Text NAMI to 741741
