Magic Poem

I'd like to thank the girl in Lindsborg, Kansas,

who one day, instead of killing herself,

decided to find this poem and let it change her life

I'd like to thank the old man in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,

who always longed for a poem to be written about him,

who read this,

and let it make the difference

I'd like to thank all of the lonely people

who helped create this magic poem

for themselves

who knew that somewhere inside,

they had something very important

and waited all their lives to read

these words

I'd like to thank all of those on the verge of despair

- and some who are beyond -

for finding their poem

and for finding hope

here

we are all together

And finally,

I'd like to thank you, with your

sadness or frustration or unrest

for wanting to make it to the 

next line

of your magic poem

Tell me,

you feel like you're the only one, don't you?

well, you are

and yet, there are millions of other

"only ones" in the world

but that doesn't make your pain any less

Tell me, you need somebody to talk to, don't you?

and you feel so desperately alone

you cry in the dark

and you scream in the pain of the light

but knowing is, by no means, solving

Well, here I am

your magic poem

I was created by you, for you

and because of you

I know where you've been

- I've been with you all along -

and I'll be with you till the very end

I'll love you

even when you don't love yourself

I'll care about you

even when you don't care about 

yourself

I'm going to give you a reason

for doing the hardest things in life

I'm your magic poem

and I'm going to hang on for you -

even when you can't

If you decide to kick it in,

I wish you the best in the next world

If you decide to stick around,

I'm proud

I'm really proud

but wherever you're going,

I'm going to get there with you

we can tell jokes along the way

I'll even do so much as unpack your bags for you

and make sure you enjoy your stay

Hello,

I'm your magic poem

I'd like to thank you for making it

to this day

and for creating this poem for yourself

I accept you for everything you are,

everything you feel,

and everything you want to be

This poem is for you

and you alone

I'd like to thank you for letting it

change your life

I'm going to cry with you

I'm going to hurt

I may not make your pain any less,

but I can teach you how to do it

And in the end

- always in the end -

I'm going to make you love yourself

I'm going to call an end to the suffering

I'll help let loose all the grips of pain

and finally,

I will greet you to the new day

I'd like to thank you.

- Feb. 6, 1985, A.D.