In Memory of September's Children

Suicide: a permanent solution

To a seemingly timeless problem

Homosexuality:

They said it was a choice

I know it isn't

 

Who Would choose to live

The life you did?

You came out.

You are not a coward

Tyler Clementi

 

A junior high student

Driven to tears

To a bullet

You won't be forgotten

Asher Brown

 

The same as another

Fear of waking

Ending it all

But creating hope

Seth Walsh

 

Hope? You had none

As far as you knew

But it gets better

You were loved

Justin Aaberg

 

September 2011

So many gave up

And it's okay

But we miss you

Raymond Chase

 

You who say they have a choice

Or make fun of them

Realize this

It's not a joke

September's Children

(Inspired by Make it Stop by Rise Against)

 

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