One Breath, One Chance....to Listen

One breath, one chance,
All lost in a moment,
We shall never receive again,
No regrets, no turning back,
What's done, is done.

If it shall be,
Forget the past,
It's time to face the future,
Our only alternative,
Our only way out.

There's no escape besides death,
I've searched and never found another way,
It's the one path,
I dread for many before I've chosen it,
But if it's fate,
So be it.

It seems my future is already chosen,
The steps are already taken,
The tears - cried,
Heart - broken,
And life - ruined,
By an unmistaken hand,
And again,
So be it.

Life is what it is, right?
Easy come, easy go?
Is that the same for people?
When they cry out for help,
And others turn a deaf ear their way.

Is that a sign?
I don't understand,
I am not asking for help,
I am fathoming the expectancy of the human mind,
When one is hurting,
Yet there is no one,
NO ONE there for them,
Why is that?
Are we blind?

Do we not see the tear-stained cheeks,
The saddened eyes, the hunched shoulders,
Or are we too caught up in our own lives to worry,
That someone else may be in great pain,
Whether it be physically or emotionally...

I will never understand,
How people can just turn away...
I feel your pain,
I shed those tears,
I ache for that belonging,
I know what you're going through,
And I will listen.

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