Short Story: Is This Kid Worth The Death Of How Many?

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How Many?
This kid was eighteen on the day he died
No one would have ever thought he be the one to commit suicide
He put his finger on trigger and held the phone to his head and looked away
Crossed the yellow lines into the hands of death
Now his family's feeling torn apart, as thoughts of him bleed from their hearts

What is so important that you have to say?
It's not worth the life you are gonna change
Quit being selfish, you know you're tempting fate
How many more have to die today?

Sorry can't revive a life less child or replace the sight of his familiar smile
The life you had stolen away, everything destroyed in a day
Face the family left behind, how will you explain
Their needless loss for petty things, you're obsessed with mindless

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