My friend got me worried?

Question

my g*y male friend sent me a poem this morning wanting me to read over it (we both write poems). I read over it and I got kinda sad because I think he's talking about himself in it. He seems a little suicidal and as if he don't want to be here any longer. Any else think this is his way of telling me he no longer want to be here? The poem is below. Note: This poem is backed up on my site and does have a copy right.

"If I Were You (I'm Tired)"

If i were you I wouldn't come near,

Because love no longer lives here,

Friendship and love is out of the question,

I refuse just to be a burden.

Now i'm not trying to do anyone wrong,

But God has let me live this life for way too long,

My heart has given up and my soul is dying,

My eyes are dry but deep down inside I'm crying.

Most of my life i've had to cope with pain and depression,

The damage it has caused can't be undone,

It' has changed me and made me into this person that I don't want to be,

Every day that I look in the mirror I can't stand the person that's looking back at me.

© 2008 Danophotos.com

Answer 1

It's a cry for help.

Give him some friendly love and attention, tell him he rocks, suggest some counseling.

But it is a really good poem. :)

Answer 2

I'm not sure if he's suicidal. Many poets write poems like this without actually being down/depressed.

However, if he usually writes poems to express his emotions it's likely he's written it about how he's feeling right now. Maybe you should talk to him about this? He does sound like he's depressed and he's said that himself - "most of my life I've had to cope with pain and depression".

Maybe this was a cry for help?

Maybe he wants you to realise he's really miserable?

You're his friend, talk to him :)

Answer 3

Well suicidal people mostly never tell anyone before they kill themselves. If he's sending out some secret cry for help, then maybe he needs you.

I used to write poems such as this and it was simply putting my emotions down on paper so to speak.

I was indeed depressed and people would read my poems and shrug them off and it made me feel worse.

I would reccomend letting him know that you're there for him when he needs you no matter what. Just reassure him that you care and if he does tell you he wants to commit suicide then you should tell someone about it so he gets help, because it's rarely faked.

Answer 4

i spend the whole day writing poems & paragraph about sorrowand depression, i also wrote a suicide's letter to my family & my friends, but i m not suicidal, i don t ever consider on ending my life at all.

when i m sad i began to write, and i start to overreact in writting,

i tell you sth, everyone who writes sth, even it s said it written about som1 else, there is the feeling of the writer there.

i don t think your friend is suicidal, at least i m not

Answer 5

ummm..... i write stuff like that alot and i'm not suicidal at all though (anymore).   he could be...  that is wierd cuz most g*y people i know are always happy.  well, just make sure you talk alot to him and make sure he knows he has a purpose

Answer 6

Tell hi he is an awesome writer and that he should pursue this as a career. Tell him his poems could really help someone who was hurting, ask him to write another poem about the good side of life/ Sit with him and together think of all the things you both have to be grateful for. There are a lot of things to be happy about, so list them. Also ask him if he is thinking about hurting himself. Tell him that life has a whole lot more to offer and that this is just the beginning. Be a good friend. Tell a teacher or parent if he seems really suicidal and be with him a lot! Call him a lot!! Tell him you can get through it together. He needs a lot of support!!!