Did you know that your words sunk deeper than a knife?

Did you know they might go through?

When you told them to kill themselves,

Did you know what they might do?

Did you know the hurt they feel inside?

Did you know how many they'd leave behind?

Did you know your words weren't "just a joke?"

Did you think before you spoke?

Did you know that if they commit

You can be taken to court?

Did you know that as the judge may see

You committed murder in the third degree?

Did you know, with your little joke,

How serious it may be?

Did you know that it'd rock the boat

And toss them into the sea?

Do you know how fragile our world is?

So much sensitivity, so many insecure

And even though

Your intentions may be pure,

Words can hurt

And words can kill

So think before you blurt.

*A/N this poem was inspired by the absurdly large amount of times I've heard people telling others to go kill themselves. It's not funny and it needs to be addressed imo.*