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Tinu.
Today I saw her
 In my dreams
 Today I wept for her
 We all did. 
 
 It's only been a few days
 But the pain is still unbearable
 Don't say her name in vain, 
 She was beautiful and unforgettable. 
 
 On a dark, cold Friday night
 She went to bed with doubts
 Didn't wake the next morning
 Hung in a closet full of clouds
 
 Her young brother found her
 Suspended and could not fall
 He screamed and screamed around her
 We all painted the mural on the wall
 
 Specialists were brought in
 Students left in tears
 I wouldn't let them see it
 But it kills me even to hear
 
 To remember her smiling face
 Wonder what made her break
 How a girl so lovely
 Could make such a devestating mistake
 
 So this is for you
 Tinu
 You changed our world in the small time 
 So young and so brave
 So unknowingly sad
 
 I wept for her today
 I cried inside the stall
 My friends don't understand
 No one understands anything at all
 
 She took her life
 It's hard to believe
 We all feel the strife
 And no relief
 
 It is my only hope
 That someday she will recall
 The way we all looked at her
 The way that she was loved
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I have a friend who was really depressed one day for some reason. She wasn't talking, and she wrote a pledge to herself. It was pretty long, but I remember a few things that it said. The one thing that stood out to me was, "When I finally decide to kill myself..." I think that was what stood out to all of our friends, too. Every time she's depressed like that, I'm afraid I won't see her the next day of school. And now it's summer vacation, and we're going to different schools next year. I'm terrified I'll never see her again.
I guess...your poem reminded me of that, as much as I tried to forget it. But now...thanks to you, I won't try to forget it. You were right about loving everyone close, and I hope she doesn't decide to leave this summer.