Luanne
What a sad heartbreaking piece.

Tears trickle upon a cheek
until the soul is beaten numb
no mercy found in loneliness
as dignity begins to succumb

It is funny how even if you have a roomful of people around you can still feel so alone.

Succumbing to anxieties
riping sunshine from the skies
sinking lower with passing moments
spirit flickers and slowly dies

How sad it is to see our teenagers lose their spirit. This stanza brought tears to my eyes Luanne.

Finding your life is now in shambles
dangling at the end of a burning rope
darkness creeps into the heart and soul
extinguishing the flames of hope

All the things happening in our world today. It would be so hard to have to grow up in these times. You have done a awesome job showing the struggles with teenage depression. I also like that you have included the links so the readers can learn more about the struggles and signs of teenage depression.
Love Cindy

Aww, thanks for sharing this xxxxxxxx

Luanne,

My 18 year old son told me one out of three children is thinking of commiting suicide...
In spite of all the riches we have gathered in our modern world, we cannot make them happy. I have a feeling that all they really need is our love and attention and us thinking we need to earn as much money as we can to buy them happiness(material things) is our crucial mistake. A mistake that we pay a horrifying price for.
Thank you for puting a spotlight on this subject.

Much love,

5/5 Ingrid

An excellent poem Luanne, I loved the way it flowed and the message comes through loud and clear. Our children are our future and should be helped more. 5/5

Wow a great poem and really captures how alot of us feel thanx for helping make it better for my generation and all the ones to come after mine

Luanne,

Again. Simply beautiful. At times your pieces leave me so mezmirized I don't know where to start when I go to comment. The harsh reality you have portrayed within this poem is devastating. The things teenages have to go through is quite saddening. When I read this poem it opened my eyes upto this. I adore your work Luanne. The way you bring the difficulties of everyday struggles to life really stuns me. You have a good heart and a thoughtful mind. Keep writing pieces like this, as your teaching people a good lesson. Everything about this piece played with my heart strings. You have a way with words. They are elegant, truthful and gorgeous. Thankyou for sharing this.

The links at the bottom were also nice touch. Truely thoughtful.

A great piece like always.

~Mel

I really like this and I can relate. Thank u and good job!