Raitonaitsunaito

1. go into the shower. put the heat as high   as it will go and watch your skin turn scarlet. savor the pain.         [it's the only way you know           that you're not dead.] 2. lather your loofah   with too much soap. scrub your body as hard as you can. pretend depression is filth, and you're simply washing it off. keep scrubbing. don't stop until your skin is raw and red and the tears are warm   and flow without restraint.        [letting the tears out         is the only way to keep from drowning.] 3. sit in the bottom of the shower and cry as loud as needed. use the noise to muffle your tears. try not to feel

Before you kill yourself, Remember just one little thing. There are places to go, Where you have never been before. How can you be sure those places are bad? There are things to see, Things you have never seen before. How can you be sure those things are ugly? There is a new tune to hear, Something you've never heard before. How can you be sure that tune is scary? There are words to be said, Things that have never been said before. How can you be sure those words are hurtful? There are dreams to be imagined, Things you have never dreamed before. How can you be sure that they are nightmares? Darling, please don't give up. Please stay st