Daniel

Don't jump, please don't, Daniel

don't jump now from this place

your body may be gone

and your spirit into space.

I know that your Dad is gone now

in the river he was found

lifeless, his heartbeat quiet

no one knows why he drowned

I know you're engulfed in anguish

feeling it'll never cease

unbearable is putting it lightly

only death will bring release.

Daniel, I've been there before

to this river I came to die.

I starred at the current crying

to get the nerve to say goodbye

I lived thanks to one thought

tomorrow I can die my way

death can come when I want it

it just can't come today

So Daniel, I promise I get it

the last thing you want is to leap

but you can't live like your living

so you beg for eternal sleep. 

You don't want to go

but no wish to exist

is the strength remaining inside

enough to try to persist

You'll never know, Daniel

if you dive down from this place

You'll never know, Daniel

if you jump out into space. 

Daniel, please don't go