i'm sorry.
i'm sorry we failed you
that in moments of great despair
we chose not to listen
that it wasn't until your hurt had spilled over
and overwhelmed others
that we chose to try and understand
even then we can only speculate
about what went through your mind
when you pulled that trigger
was it hate and anger?
or was it fear and loneliness?
pain?
I'm sorry we seemed so cold.
indifferent, cruel.
No one deserves what you did to them
but no one deserves to be you either
yet somehow we let you slip
and now we turn the gun on you
the frenzy
the confusion
in the midst of anger we always find someone else to blame
you're gone now so it's easy
you can't defend yourself anymore
wherever you are now
i hope you're a little more okay