’Interruptions’ - a poem
Amy, a member of Samaritans’ lived experience advisory group, has been involved in developing our World Suicide Prevention Day 2025 campaign.
The campaign aims to raise awareness about the importance of interrupting someone's suicidal thoughts. Here’s a poem by Amy, titled 'Interruptions'.
One interruption. Fleeting. The passing of seconds.
Could lead to an impact unbeknownst to you
An intervention, a thought, a feeling, a question
To be forgotten, perhaps, but not by the one you reach out to
Seemingly inconsequential, you carve a space with your words
So small, perchance… but never small to the one you serve
For those exchanges are not mere utterances
Not simple chatter of meaningless matter
They could be the giving of light, a shift, a change
A tiny morsel of living, in this meaningful exchange
You need not be a saint, a wordsmith or expert
Just be who you are in this intervening excerpt
Your story may long forget whatever you do or say
Yet another may find their story will go beyond today.