Love Poem: Selfish
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Written by: Max Malied

Selfish

Suicide is selfish.

Then I am too.

How could someone leave their loved ones like that. 

Because I am selfish and therefore don't deserve to live. 

Don't they know how much pain they'll cause. 

Less pain then I'm causing now. 

Why wasn't our love enough?

Because I know you only ever said you loved me so you wouldn't feel guilty when I killed myself. 

I miss them so much. 

You shouldn't I only made your life worse. 

I wish I could go back and tell them how much I loved them. 

Don't.  I wouldn't have believed you anyway. 

Why didn't they reach out for help?

I did.  I drank too much.  I took too many pills. I tried every drug I could find. I begged for someone to save me from myself.

They had an addiction,  I couldn't let my life revolve around their problems. 

I couldn't let you live your life worrying about my problems.

Why didn't they try harder. 

I tried for so long and just kept hurting those that loved me more and more.

Wasn't my love for them enough?

Yes, but my love for myself wasn't.