Peace

Where do the peaceful waters flow

  in the valley of the shadow there is only confusion

Sorrow grown from self blame 

  lost in the streams of why, how, forgiveness

Not found on these muddy banks

  so hard, so young, taken by their own hand

Choices made in their lives

  run before them, lost like the ripples in the current

Pulled down and on further and we 

  the rock who can't move with it all swirling

How long, how many more before

  we talk, of loss, of guilt and shame, of hurt

Open the door for healing words

  to rain down and carry us onward in the stream of life

Knowing our love forgives

  hoping our words might heal another so the grief 

Doesn't continue onto another

   life, another home, another family, let's name suicide