Secret Suicide Note
by Sam Harty

Don't worry I wrote this a long time ago. But I think it's important to address mental health concerns and if you can relate to anything I ever write then I feel as a writer I'm doing good. Plus I did promise you some incoherent rambling... So here it is! :)
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i cannot lose one more thing
i'm out of belts, pulleys
& there's not enough string.
i feel the carousel slowing down
slower, slowing even more
too slow to grab the ring.
Get up?
Stay down?
Step off, stay where i'm at ?
how can a forward
movement just
RESTART
RESET
and RETURN?
even a speeding bullet
can't manage to do that.
if i close my eyes
will i feel safe again?
are you still my friend?
the same one that
we've all so adored
or is it too late?
is this old and tired?
have you grown
so very bored?
can a train wreck
ever really be fully
RESTORED?
Addendum:
were we ever
a speeding bullet?
was the train
really going that fast?
are all walls really
Crumbling?
or do you think
maybe
they started out
strong enough?
i mean
were they always
built strong enough
to last
to survive a day
not unlike a
BLAST?
you tell me
should i
STAY
GO
RESTART
or
FLEE?
i'm so tired.
i don't know
what to say or do.
maybe I should
just leave it all
up to you...?
Secret finale:
and here's the part
you didn't see
cause i just can't
let you down
i don't want to
hurt you,
make you cry,
or even frown.
but if we find
there is no hope
Thank God
i saved just enough
ROPE!
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About the Creator
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Sam Harty is a poet of raw truth and quiet rebellion. Author of Lost Love Volumes I & II and The Lost Little Series, her work confronts heartbreak, trauma, and survival with fierce honesty and lyrical depth. Where to find me
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Comments (15)
"can a train wreck ever be fully restored?" - love that line!
This was all too relatable. Great writing. Fantastic top story.
Sad, powerful and beautiful at the same time. Congrats on the TS.
Painful beautiful and all too relatable
real really a great piece, such a talent
Poignant and powerful. Congratulations on Top Story!
Grim and relatable in those lonesome corners of my own mind. Well written!
Back to say congratulations on your Top Story! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
Wow....this is so poignantly and profoundly sad, and yet so deep in the prevailing anguish felt. I'm so glad to know it was written long ago or I'd be worrying. Your talent is immeasurable.
Ohh! This is very deep and sad! 😢 Congratulations on the well deserved top story! 🎉
Thank you for sharing your thoughts in this piece. It reminds me of times when I’ve felt lost too.
Really appreciated
Thank god it's an old piece, you're strong now and on the way to something fine, go for it friend!
I know this was from long ago but I hope you're doing better now 🥺 Sending you lots of love and hugs ❤️
A lot of emotion in this. Kudos for your courage to share.