Poetry

Lifeline

Written by Jacob Ibrag

Remember the ones you care about and

especially the ones you lost track of. Reach out, let

them know that they aren’t alone and that you’re listening.

Be with them. Become their North star so that they could someday

be the same for another. Depression doesn’t see color, race or gender.

It’s insidious and wanting. Forget your comfort zone and what

it means to be ordinary. Become a lifeline, a beacon

for what it could mean to be human.


Rest in peace Chris Cornell.
Rest in peace Chester Bennington.
Rest in peace Robin Williams.


Photography by Tommy Ingberg

36 comments on “Lifeline

  1. Beautiful message today.

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  2. Wonderfully said. Too many people have been taken because of depression. It’s good to speak out about it. Thank you for posting this.

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  3. This is so meaningful πŸ™‚

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  4. Explore Life

    So powerful.

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  5. These losses weigh heavily on our community and on my heart

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  6. Very beautiful words for our late heroes. Pretty brutal day yesterday 😦

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  7. beautiful
    RIP Chester/Chris Cornell/Robin/Kurt Cobain

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  8. A beautiful poem and tribute.

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  9. Very touching. I pray for love to comfort and flood the hearts of the families of all who have been lost

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  10. Thank you for addressing this as well and thank you for making yours 100x shorter than mine! πŸ˜‚

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  11. Loved it. πŸ™‚
    Depression is a silent killer and to date has got many victims under it’s wings.

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  12. Social support is very important, but sometimes, we just want to be left alone, to sort things through ourselves, and, knowing when to butt in is difficult for those who are on the outside looking in…

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  13. thoughtsonstanzas

    Thank you

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  14. What it could mean to be human… Beautiful.

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  15. Jamila Murtaza

    powerful! love it!

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  16. Fidelise

    Amazing πŸ’“…

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  17. newhonesty

    Beautiful memorial piece!

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