Do You Know What It's Like?

Do you know what it's like,
To watch your friend stare at the blade of a knife,
Thinking the only way out,
Is to take her own life...

Do you know what it's like,
As you see the gleam in the blade,
To know your friend doesn't want to live,
And that they wish their life would fade...

Do you know what it's like,
To see the fear in her eyes,
To see a loving honest girl,
Fill herself with hatred and lies...

Do you know what it's like,
To listen to your friend say, "you don't care,"
Even though they know you do,
Because if you didn't, you wouldn't be there...

Do you know what it's like,
To not know what to say,
Because you never thought your friend,
Would get this bad someday...

Do you know what it's like,
When all you can do is cry,
Because there's nothing you can do,
She doesn't acknowledge anything you try...

Do you know what it's like,
For them to say, "I don't need you,"
For them to deny your help,
Saying they don't need it but they do...

Do you know what it's like,
To deal with all the pain,
Of having this friend,
Who thinks there's nothing to gain...

Do you know what it's like,
To be able to feel their pain inside,
Until you can't stand it anymore,
You yourself want to run and hide...

Do you know what it's like,
Knowing it could soon be the end,
Knowing anytime without notice,
You could lose your closest friend...

Do you know what it's like,
To go through the trouble,
As you search through your friend,
Looking through pieces like rubble...

Do you know what it's like,
To finally find that spot,
Where you can help her realize,
All that she has not...

Do you know what it's like,
For her to let you take that knife,
And for her to let you help,
To make sense of her life...

Do you know what it's like,
To keep your friend from suicide,
To keep your friend from thinking,
People wouldn't have cared if she died...

Do you know what it's like,
To have this friend with you today,
Knowing she can count on you to be there,
If she needs your help in any way...

Do you know what it's like,
To change somebody's mind,
To be able to help them get back,
To the person before who was so sweet and so kind...

I know what it's like,
It scared the hell out of me,
If I hadn't been able to help though,
I don't know where I would be...

I almost lost my friends,
All of these words are true,
So I anyone wants to know if I know what its like,
The answer is...

I do

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I know what its like to want to die,
how it hurts to smile,
how you try to fit in but cant,
how you hurt yourself on the outside,
to try to kill the thing on the inside,
but there are ways to control yourself,
to fight that feeling,
please let me help you,
get back to where you were before..."