They Told Me To

Mommy told me I was a failure, so I didn't try to pass my test.

Daddy said I was his biggest mistake, so I didn't apologize for my own.

Big Brother and Big Sis told me I was a loser, so I decided to become a lone wolf.

My friends at school told me to go kill myself, so I took a bat to their heads instead.

The good doctor said I was chemically imbalanced, so I shoved my prescriptions down his throat.

I told myself I'd do all these things...

But I gave into the words instead.

Living's hell.