Lifeline

Hi there

I know you're busy

But could you please pick up the phone?

I know you're there

I trust that you care

But I can't stand to be alone

I love you more than all the stars

That flicker in the sky

I love you more than all the dreams

That in my mind, might flutter by

I love you more than the wind

The stars, and all the rain

So if I should go before we speak

It would be a crying shame

My resolve is wavering, terribly

And I'm quickly sinking deeper

With every minute that drags by

You know I've always been a thinker

Please help me

I am drowning

I need help to find some hope

Someone to save me from myself

A rope to help me cope

Somebody else to help me see

It isn't all so bleak

For I can't see another way

To find the peace, I seek

So if you could all but answer

Before the night draws to a close

I would love to tell you how I feel

And explain to you the pros

Of deciding for myself

To cut things short, so prematurely

To become my executioner

The pain will end then, surely?

If I intentionally relinquish

My claim, to my own life

Will you understand my reasons

And my struggle with my strife

I know it's hard for you to hear

The decision I am making

But maybe it will end the pain

And surely, stop the shaking?

But before I hit the road

I want to hear your voice

Once more

To consider all my options

As I find myself unsure

If I'm making the right choice

For when light breaks in the morning

I fear the decision I am making

Won't be just a warning

So, could you talk me out of it

Could you maybe intervene

Remind me why it's all worthwhile

Perhaps I won't be so keen

As currently, I cannot see

The woods beyond the trees

I know it's there, but I can't care

Beyond the fear that weighs on me

So, if you have a moment you could spare

Maybe you could change my mind

Remind me I'm loved by many

The same ones I'll leave behind

I think it's all that it would take

To stop me from seeing it through

To hear in this very moment

'Please remember, we love you.'