31/07/2025
"𝓦𝓱𝓮𝓷 𝓢𝓱𝓮 𝓢𝓪𝓲𝓠𝓗𝓲"
Once upon a time, a bright light came,
With laughter loud and heart untamed.
Her name was Jo-Ee.... a smile, a spark,
A soul that lit up even the dark.
She said "Hi!...simple, sincere,
Seeking connection, drawing near.
Behind the grin, behind the cheer,
She held a sorrow, steeped in fear.
Mental battles no one could see,
The dance between the depths and glee.
Among the swim squad, her light would shine,
But solitude erased the line.
In November 2024, her voice grew small,
“I am a danger to myself” she said — I heard the call.
But I didn’t know the depths she'd face,
The grip of sorrow, the silent space.
Darkness crept, it clung, it stayed,
With every blow, her spirit swayed.
"I might as well die than live like this,"
Words I now replay as I clench my fist.
I tried..God knows...I tried to be near,
But her storm was more than I could steer.
On the day I sang for my child’s new year,
I learned my friend was no longer here.
A call, a frantic, pleading voice,
A cruel twist — no second choice.
She didn’t reach out, not this time,
And now I search for reasons, for signs.
She left behind her jokes, her grace,
Her messages, her dancing face.
And though she’s gone, a part remains,
In my heart, in joy and pain.
I carry her now, a torch, a vow,
To see the unseen, to ask the how.
To hold the hand before it slips,
To hear the cries behind the lips.
She was light, she was love,
A lesson sent from skies above.
Though she's no longer by my side,
I’ll carry her courage through life's tides.
To anyone reading this:
If someone tells you "I feel low".....
Please pause, stay, listen.
~ Vijayan
CitC Event Co-Director
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Mental Health Talk | 2 August 2025, 2PM-4.30PM| Colony @ The MET, Mont Kiara
Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeyAvi739LXRnvEvkOBOGMTZ8MwugVpJF4pxtxnaeT5quB1IQ/viewform
