It feels like I’m screaming into an empty room
My tears are a novelty, they must not be real
Is this padded room home or is this my tomb?
You just stare from the window as I try to deal
The day will come when I can no longer cope
I’ve reached for help and I’ve said my piece
My only regret when I dangle from that rope
Is missing out on phony comments like these:

“I wish I would have seen the signs”
“I wish they would have opened up”
“We were close for such a long time”
“If only they knew that they were loved”
“Gone too soon, prayers to the family”
“At least they’re no longer suffering”
“They were like an older sibling to me”
“It looks like an angel got their wings”
“It’s all part of his plan, God is good!”
“I shared the number but they didn’t call”
“I would have done anything I could”
“They had the world and they lost it all”
“Check in on your friends’ mental health”
“I hear so many cries I didn’t know it was real”
“We were like best friends, my heart melts”
“This was so selfish, how do you think I feel?”
“Missing them dearly, oh this is so sad!”
“I wish they knew what they had left to live for”
“They’re in a better place, back with their dad”
“At least there will be no pain anymore”
“My heart hurts, they were so strong”
“I don’t know why, I was always there!”
“The world won’t be the same with them gone”
“Sending well wishes, thoughts and prayers”