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Haunting Words
by Bonnie Lou May → (All Poetry by Bonnie Lou May)
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The loss of a loved one is hard enough but when it's suicide, its unbearable. This was a story on the news and it broke my heart.

Haunting Words “Do you know what we have sacrificed for you to go to the university?” A Mother wishes she could take back those words along with her misery. Anne had no idea of her daughter’s deep depression or the sadness in her heart. Anne didn’t know Kara felt like a nothing, a burden and a failure, at least in part. Kara’s parents didn’t understand her temper and the cruel words she would say. Anne just said those words to make Kara realize, you don’t talk to your parents that way. As soon as Anne said the words, she regretted them, and an alarm bell went off inside. So Anne quickly apologized profusely to Kara and swallowed her tender pride. But nothing Anne said seemed to matter, for Kara locked herself in her room. Her parents thought it best to leave her alone and she might come out real soon. It was the next morning when Anne walked quietly into Kara’s empty room. She picked up a note lying on Kara’s desk and felt such dreaded gloom. All it said was, “I’m sorry, you can pick my car up at the San Francisco Bay Bridge.” The note slipped through Anne’s fingers and she felt as cold as the kitchen fridge. She didn’t remember screaming, but her husband ran to take Anne in his embrace. That’s when the phone rang, neither one wanting to pick it up, but it had to be faced. “This is the police department informing you we found your daughter’s body in the bay.” Neither one could speak, they couldn’t breathe and they found no words to say. Anne could only hear her own words over and over again spoken on that awful day. And those words would haunt Anne for eternity, bringing darkness in every new day. Written by, Bonnie May

Reviewed by Jon Willey

Reviewed on October 26, 2008

suicide, tragedy -- sin -- a riveting write -- peace to you Bonnie -- JMW

Reviewed by Dawn Anderson

Reviewed on October 19, 2008

Bonie, you have written this so well, and the message is powerful and wise.

Reviewed by Felix Perry

Reviewed on October 18, 2008

The sad reality of depression is that it reaccurs sometimes so often that most people tend to ignore the sufferers as little boys crying wolf until it is too late. No one can begin to understand the mind of another or pass judgement on something they have not experienced. As a trained suicide intervener I know the statistics and they are to say the least shocking...

Fee

Reviewed by Georg Mateos

I love that bridge, its the image of "home" for me, crossed under it with many ships, and from time to time it make me angry that people used it to take their lives, to me is the same desecration as peeing in church's pews.
She could had shoted her anger, depresion or sadness from the bridge it could have attracted the attention of someone that could help, suicide wasn't the solution. She only make my bridge dirty.

Georg

Reviewed by Karen Vanderlaan

suicide is a most selfish act--i know as my youngest son's father killed himself--

Reviewed by George Carroll

Seemingly happy people can't escape what lies inside them, driving them to the utter despair of suicide and leaving scars on the ones they leave behind, always asking themselves was it something I did.

Reviewed by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado

Excellent write, Bonnie, with a powerful message! Sad when a kid or adult can't work out their problems so they decide to "end it all". I can't understand suicide; once you do it, you can't do it again, and you only end up hurting the ones you loved most or leaving them behind, wondering, "WHY"??

(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :( >tears! <