The Good Samaritan

by John Marrs

‘Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.’ —Muhammad Ali

‘While seeking revenge, dig two graves – one for yourself.’ —Douglas Horton

He was taking up space in this world and offering nothing in return.

If I wasn’t crying, I was numb. If I wasn’t numb, I was suffocating. If I wasn’t suffocating, I was crying. And so on and so on. A never-ending circle of shittery.

Only now, by following in Charlotte’s footsteps, could I understand that she wasn’t being selfish in taking her own life. No suicidal person is. Like I was now, she truly believed in her heart of hearts that sometimes it is all there is left to do.

They say you only hurt the ones you love, so he must still have feelings for me. I didn’t put up any fight.

lmao she's just like me fr